Light Amber Orange is calm, 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 | #126589 |
| Complementary Color | #75c9ed |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Amber Orange Color. The Watermelon Slice color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Annular (#e17861) for more calm effect. Try Jovial as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#75c9ed is the best complementary color to Light Amber 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 #ed9a76 complementary color is Sky 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 Apricot are #ed758d and #edd575. Thus found on the left and right of #ed9a76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Froly and Golden Sand colors as they work well with Light Amber Orange.
The split-complementary Light Amber Orange palette consists of #758ded and #75edd5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75c9ed). Try Cornflower Blue and Spray colors in combination with #ed9a76, 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 #ed9a76 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 Light Amber Orange. Thus Portage and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Amber Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sky Blue, Sulu, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #ed9a76 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. Light Amber Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#75c9ed) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Sky Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #75ed99 and #ed75c8.
In a RGB color space, hex #ed9a76 is made of 47% red, 30% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Light Amber Orange has a hue angle of 18.15°, a saturation of 76.77% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ed9a76 is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ed9a76 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,154,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 30%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.55, 46.67, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(18.15,76.77%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.15,50.21%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.1621,27.2566,31.678) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7507,42.4237,22.706) |