Ochre Spice Color

#e96d03

Ochre Spice is vivid, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #1692fc
Complementary Color #027fe9
Color Shade: warm red (27.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.27% (better contrasting with white)
Ochre Spice Color Sample
Ochre Spice Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e96d03

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ochre Spice Color. The Sun Crete color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Seabuckthorn Yellow Brown (#cd7b00) for more energetic effect. Try Laddu Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#027fe9 is the best complementary color to Ochre Spice. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e96d03 complementary color is Azure Radiance, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clementine are #e9020b and #e9e002. Thus found on the left and right of #e96d03 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red and Turbo colors as they work well with Ochre Spice.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ochre Spice palette consists of #020be9 and #02e9e0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#027fe9). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #e96d03, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #e96d03 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ochre Spice. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ochre Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure Radiance, Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #e96d03 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ochre Spice tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#027fe9) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rose – 120° from the complementary Azure Radiance. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #02e96d and #e9027e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e96d03 is made of 68% red, 32% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Ochre Spice has a hue angle of 27.65°, a saturation of 97.46% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e96d03 is made of 0% cyan, 48.62% magenta, 90.19% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e96d03
RGB Decimal rgb(233,109,3)
RGB Percentage 68%, 32%, 1%
CMYK 0, 48.62, 90.19, 8.63
HSL hsl(27.65,97.46%,46.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.65,98.71%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.1296,43.6841,67.7751)
XYZ xyz(39.0893,28.2675,3.4821)
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