Orange Crush Color

#ee7733

Orange Crush is soft, 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 #18c
Complementary Color #33aaed
Color Shade: warm red (21.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Orange Crush Color Sample
Orange Crush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ee7733

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Crush Color. The Scorpio Scarlet Seal color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Furry Lion (#f09338) for more energetic effect. Try Sohi Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#33aaed is the best complementary color to Orange Crush. 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 #e73 complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ed334c and #edd433. Thus found on the left and right of #e73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amaranth and Golden Dream colors as they work well with Orange Crush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orange Crush palette consists of #334ced and #33edd4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#33aaed). Try Royal Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #e73, 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 #e73 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 Orange Crush. Thus Electric Violet and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orange Crush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Harlequin, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #e73 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Orange Crush tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#33aaed) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #33ed77 and #ed33aa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ee7733 is made of 58% red, 29% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Crush has a hue angle of 21.82°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee7733 is made of 0% cyan, 46.66% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #ee7733
RGB Decimal rgb(238,119,51)
RGB Percentage 58%, 29%, 13%
CMYK 0, 46.66, 73.33, 6.67
HSL hsl(21.82,84.62%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.82,78.57%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.0191,41.6066,56.1359)
XYZ xyz(42.4543,31.6098,6.9957)
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