Epicurean Orange Color

#ea6a0a

Epicurean Orange 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 #1595f5
Complementary Color #098aea
Color Shade: warm red (25.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.84% (better contrasting with white)
Epicurean Orange Color Sample
Epicurean Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ea6a0a

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Epicurean Orange Color. The Autumn Leaf Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rust Orange (#c45508) for more energetic effect. Try Mountain Ash as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#098aea is the best complementary color to Epicurean Orange. 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 #ea6a0a 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 Christine are #ea0919 and #ead909. Thus found on the left and right of #ea6a0a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Ribbon and Corn colors as they work well with Epicurean Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Epicurean Orange palette consists of #0919ea and #09eada colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#098aea). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ea6a0a, 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 #ea6a0a 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 Epicurean Orange. Thus Electric Violet and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Epicurean Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure Radiance, Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ea6a0a 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. Epicurean Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#098aea) and two others. The Malachite 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 #09ea6a and #ea098a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ea6a0a is made of 67% red, 30% green and 3% blue. In a HSL mode Epicurean Orange has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 91.8% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ea6a0a is made of 0% cyan, 50.19% magenta, 87.84% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #ea6a0a
RGB Decimal rgb(234,106,10)
RGB Percentage 67%, 30%, 3%
CMYK 0, 50.19, 87.84, 8.24
HSL hsl(25.71,91.8%,47.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.71,95.73%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.728,45.5776,66.4067)
XYZ xyz(39.1405,27.8224,3.5945)
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