Acorn Squash Color

#eda740

Acorn Squash is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #1258bf
Complementary Color #4085ed
Color Shade: orange (35.72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.02% (better contrasting with white)
Acorn Squash Color Sample
Acorn Squash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eda740

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Acorn Squash Color. The Bronzed Flesh color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called California (#e98c3a) for more calm effect. Try Brass Balls as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4085ed is the best complementary color to Acorn Squash. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eda740 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tulip Tree are #ed5040 and #dced40. Thus found on the left and right of #eda740 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flamingo and Starship colors as they work well with Acorn Squash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Acorn Squash palette consists of #5040ed and #40dced colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4085ed). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #eda740, 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 #eda740 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Acorn Squash. Thus Electric Violet and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Acorn Squash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Malachite, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #eda740 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Acorn Squash tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4085ed) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40eda7 and #ed4085.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eda740 is made of 51% red, 36% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Acorn Squash has a hue angle of 35.72°, a saturation of 82.78% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eda740 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 67.84% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #eda740
RGB Decimal rgb(237,167,64)
RGB Percentage 51%, 36%, 14%
CMYK 0, 27.45, 67.84, 7.06
HSL hsl(35.72,82.78%,59.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.72,73%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.5534,16.7291,60.934)
XYZ xyz(49.6692,46.0121,11.1139)
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