Sweet Orange is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #14334c |
| Complementary Color | #b3d1eb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Orange Color. The Alabaster color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Elegant Ivory (#f1e6d6) for more calm effect. Try Salt Box as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b3d1eb is the best complementary color to Sweet 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 #ebccb3 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Just Right are #ebb3b5 and #ebe8b3. Thus found on the left and right of #ebccb3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Fall Green colors as they work well with Sweet Orange.
The split-complementary Sweet Orange palette consists of #b3b5eb and #b3ebe8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3d1eb). Try Biloba Flower and Cruise colors in combination with #ebccb3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #ebccb3 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 Sweet Orange. Thus Biloba Flower and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #ebccb3 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sweet Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b3d1eb) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3ebcc and #ebb3d1.
In a RGB color space, hex #ebccb3 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Orange has a hue angle of 26.79°, a saturation of 58.33% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ebccb3 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #ebccb3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(235,204,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.16, 21.96, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(26.79,58.33%,81.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.79,23.83%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.0191,7.1065,16.4694) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.9905,64.1026,51.6482) |