Heavy Orange is vivid, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #11bcd7 |
| Complementary Color | #28d3ee |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavy Orange Color. The Khmer Curry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aurora Orange (#ec7042) for more calm effect. Try Chinese Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#28d3ee is the best complementary color to Heavy Orange. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ee4328 complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pomegranate are #ee286f and #eea628. Thus found on the left and right of #ee4328 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amaranth and Fuel Yellow colors as they work well with Heavy Orange.
The split-complementary Heavy Orange palette consists of #286fee and #28eea6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#28d3ee). Try Royal Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ee4328, 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 #ee4328 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heavy Orange. Thus Royal Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heavy Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Bright Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ee4328 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heavy Orange tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#28d3ee) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking Pink – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #28ee43 and #ee28d3.
In a RGB color space, hex #ee4328 is made of 69% red, 19% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Heavy Orange has a hue angle of 8.18°, a saturation of 85.34% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee4328 is made of 0% cyan, 67.06% magenta, 77.64% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #ee4328 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,67,40) |
| RGB Percentage | 69%, 19%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 67.06, 77.64, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(8.18,85.34%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8.18,83.19%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.3908,63.7996,53.0654) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6501,22.3447,4.3361) |