Question Mark Block 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 | #1065b6 |
| Complementary Color | #499dee |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Question Mark Block Color. The Yellow Varnish color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Talâyi Gold (#e7b25d) for more calm effect. Try Classical Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#499dee is the best complementary color to Question Mark Block. 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 #ef9a49 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 #ee494a and #eeec49. Thus found on the left and right of #ef9a49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinnabar and Starship colors as they work well with Question Mark Block.
The split-complementary Question Mark Block palette consists of #494aee and #49eeed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#499dee). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #ef9a49, 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 #ef9a49 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 Question Mark Block. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Question Mark Block contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ef9a49 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. Question Mark Block tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#499dee) and two others. The Turquoise 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 #49ee9a and #ee499d.
In a RGB color space, hex #ef9a49 is made of 51% red, 33% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Question Mark Block has a hue angle of 29.28°, a saturation of 83.84% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ef9a49 is made of 0% cyan, 33.34% magenta, 65.1% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #ef9a49 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,154,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 33%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.34, 65.1, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(29.28,83.84%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.28,69.46%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.8316,24.8768,54.22) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3548,41.943,11.8506) |