Surprise Amber is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #104a85 |
| Complementary Color | #7ab3ee |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Surprise Amber Color. The Willow-Flower Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Maize (#f5d5a0) for more energetic effect. Try Faded Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7ab3ee is the best complementary color to Surprise Amber. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efb57a complementary color is Jordy Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacao are #ee7a7a and #eeee7a. Thus found on the left and right of #efb57a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Manz colors as they work well with Surprise Amber.
The split-complementary Surprise Amber palette consists of #7a7aee and #7aeeee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7ab3ee). Try Cornflower Blue and Spray colors in combination with #efb57a, 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 #efb57a 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 Surprise Amber. Thus Biloba Flower and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Surprise Amber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #efb57a square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue 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. Surprise Amber tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7ab3ee) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauvelous – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7aeeb5 and #ee7ab3.
In a RGB color space, hex #efb57a is made of 44% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Surprise Amber has a hue angle of 30.26°, a saturation of 78.52% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efb57a is made of 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 45.89% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efb57a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,181,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 33%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.75, 45.89, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(30.26,78.52%,70.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.26,48.95%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.7589,14.1164,38.097) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.6333,52.8036,25.6723) |