Navel is soft, 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 | #137bcf |
| Complementary Color | #2f97ec |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Navel Color. The O'Brien Orange 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 DodgeRoll Gold (#f79a12) for more energetic effect. Try Fire Bush as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2f97ec is the best complementary color to Navel. 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 #ec8430 complementary color is Picton Blue, 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 Jaffa are #ec2f39 and #ece22f. Thus found on the left and right of #ec8430 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alizarin Crimson and Golden Dream colors as they work well with Navel.
The split-complementary Navel palette consists of #2f39ec and #2fece2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2f97ec). Try Royal Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ec8430, 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 #ec8430 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 Navel. Thus Electric Violet and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Navel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Malachite, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ec8430 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. Navel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2f97ec) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Red – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2fec84 and #ec2f97.
In a RGB color space, hex #ec8430 is made of 57% red, 32% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Navel has a hue angle of 26.81°, a saturation of 83.19% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ec8430 is made of 0% cyan, 40.79% magenta, 73.73% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #ec8430 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(236,132,48) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 32%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 40.79, 73.73, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(26.81,83.19%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.81,79.66%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.3959,34.1107,59.5414) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3768,34.5488,7.1787) |