Whisky Sour 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 | #15c |
| Complementary Color | #3376ed |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Whisky Sour Color. The Dandy Lion color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Buzz (#f0c641) for more energetic effect. Try Golden Bell as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3376ed is the best complementary color to Whisky Sour. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ea3 complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #ed4c33 and #d4ed33. Thus found on the left and right of #ea3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flamingo and Pear colors as they work well with Whisky Sour.
The split-complementary Whisky Sour palette consists of #4c33ed and #33d4ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3376ed). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #ea3, 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 #ea3 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 Whisky Sour. Thus Electric Violet and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whisky Sour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Malachite, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ea3 square combo is a palette of orange, mid 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. Whisky Sour tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3376ed) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Red – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #33edaa and #ed3376.
In a RGB color space, hex #eeaa33 is made of 52% red, 37% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Whisky Sour has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeaa33 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eeaa33 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,170,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 37%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.66, 73.33, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(38.18,84.62%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.18,78.57%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.2956,15.046,66.7024) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.2322,47.1656,9.5883) |