Mandarin Essence is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #16b |
| Complementary Color | #4398ee |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mandarin Essence Color. The Mexican Standoff color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Orange Gluttony (#ee7722) for more energetic effect. Try Lion's Mane as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4398ee is the best complementary color to Mandarin Essence. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e94 complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ee4343 and #edee43. Thus found on the left and right of #e94 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinnabar and Starship colors as they work well with Mandarin Essence.
The split-complementary Mandarin Essence palette consists of #4343ee and #43edee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4398ee). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e94, 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 #e94 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mandarin Essence. Thus Electric Violet and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mandarin Essence contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #e94 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm 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. Mandarin Essence tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4398ee) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43ee99 and #ee4399.
In a RGB color space, hex #ee9944 is made of 52% red, 33% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Mandarin Essence has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 83.33% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee9944 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 66.66% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #ee9944 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,153,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 33%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.33, 66.66, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(30,83.33%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,71.43%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.4392,24.7429,56.0501) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6945,41.377,10.9416) |