Fuego Color

#ee5533

Fuego 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 #1ac
Complementary Color #33cbed
Color Shade: mid red (10.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Fuego Color Sample
Fuego Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ee5533

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fuego Color. The Bonfire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mesa Sunrise (#ea8160) for more calm effect. Try Halloween Punch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#33cbed is the best complementary color to Fuego. 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 #e53 complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ed336e and #edb233. Thus found on the left and right of #e53 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amaranth and Tulip Tree colors as they work well with Fuego.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fuego palette consists of #336eed and #33edb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#33cbed). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #e53, 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 #e53 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 Fuego. Thus Royal Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fuego contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Lima, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #e53 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Fuego tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#33cbed) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzle Dazzle Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #33ed55 and #ed33cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ee5533 is made of 64% red, 23% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Fuego has a hue angle of 10.91°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee5533 is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #ee5533
RGB Decimal rgb(238,85,51)
RGB Percentage 64%, 23%, 14%
CMYK 0, 60, 73.33, 6.67
HSL hsl(10.91,84.62%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.91,78.57%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.9907,57.2665,50.2512)
XYZ xyz(39.1059,24.9132,5.8796)
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