Jaffa 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 | #1079c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3fa7ef |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Jaffa Color. The Flaming Orange 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 Troll Slayer Orange (#f4a34c) for more energetic effect. Try Halloween Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3fa7ef is the best complementary color to Jaffa. 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 #ef863f complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Jaffa are #ef3f4f and #efdd3f. Thus found on the left and right of #ef863f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amaranth and Golden Dream colors as they work well with Jaffa.
The split-complementary Jaffa palette consists of #3f50ef and #3fefde colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3fa7ef). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #ef863f, 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 #ef863f 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 Jaffa. Thus Electric Violet and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Jaffa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ef863f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Jaffa tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3fa7ef) and two others. The Screamin' Green 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 #3fef86 and #ef3fa8.
In a RGB color space, hex #ef863f is made of 55% red, 31% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Jaffa has a hue angle of 24.2°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ef863f is made of 0% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 69.02% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #ef863f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,134,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 31%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.18, 69.02, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(24.2,84.62%,59.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.2,73.64%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.336,34.856,54.0944) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0189,35.7598,9.2322) |