Citrus Zest is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #1237a5 |
| Complementary Color | #597fed |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Citrus Zest Color. The Golden Staff color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Salted Caramel (#ebb367) for more calm effect. Try Goldenrod Field as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#597fed is the best complementary color to Citrus Zest. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edc85a complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ronchi are #ed7e59 and #c8ed59. Thus found on the left and right of #edc85a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Sulu colors as they work well with Citrus Zest.
The split-complementary Citrus Zest palette consists of #7e59ed and #59c8ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#597fed). Try Cornflower Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #edc85a, 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 #edc85a 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 Citrus Zest. Thus Heliotrope and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Citrus Zest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #edc85a square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Citrus Zest tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#597fed) and two others. The Turquoise Blue 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 #59edc8 and #ed597e.
In a RGB color space, hex #edc85a is made of 45% red, 38% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Citrus Zest has a hue angle of 44.9°, a saturation of 80.33% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edc85a is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 57.65% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edc85a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,200,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 38%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 57.65, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(44.9,80.33%,64.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.9,62.03%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.866,0.8553,58.4884) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4248,60.0513,18.2373) |