Groovy Giraffe Color

#eeaa11

Groovy Giraffe is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #15e
Complementary Color #1054ee
Color Shade: orange (41.54° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Groovy Giraffe Color Sample
Groovy Giraffe Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eeaa11

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Groovy Giraffe Color. The Fashion Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rapeseed (#c19a13) for more calm effect. Try Christmas Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1054ee is the best complementary color to Groovy Giraffe. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ea1 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ee3b10 and #c3ee10. Thus found on the left and right of #ea1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pomegranate and Las Palmas colors as they work well with Groovy Giraffe.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Groovy Giraffe palette consists of #3b10ee and #10c3ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1054ee). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ea1, 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 #ea1 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 Groovy Giraffe. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Groovy Giraffe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ea1 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Groovy Giraffe tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1054ee) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzmatazz – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10eeaa and #ee1054.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eeaa11 is made of 56% red, 40% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Groovy Giraffe has a hue angle of 41.54°, a saturation of 86.67% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeaa11 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 86.66% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #eeaa11
RGB Decimal rgb(238,170,17)
RGB Percentage 56%, 40%, 4%
CMYK 0, 26.66, 86.66, 6.67
HSL hsl(41.54,86.67%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.54,92.86%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.1687,14.2569,75.4404)
XYZ xyz(49.7358,46.9671,6.9745)
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