Orange Zest is vibrant, 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 | #0f8dd8 |
| Complementary Color | #27a4f0 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Zest Color. The Toucan 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 Orange Daylily (#eb7d5d) for more calm effect. Try Physalis as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#27a4f0 is the best complementary color to Orange Zest. 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 #f07227 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 Tango are #f02740 and #f0d627. Thus found on the left and right of #f07227 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amaranth and Golden Dream colors as they work well with Orange Zest.
The split-complementary Orange Zest palette consists of #2740f0 and #27f0d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#27a4f0). Try Royal Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f07227, 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 #f07227 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 Orange Zest. Thus Electric Violet and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Zest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #f07227 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. Orange Zest tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#27a4f0) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #27f072 and #f027a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #f07227 is made of 61% red, 29% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Zest has a hue angle of 22.39°, a saturation of 87.01% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f07227 is made of 0% cyan, 49.41% magenta, 78.83% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #f07227 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(240,114,39) |
| RGB Percentage | 61%, 29%, 10% |
| CMYK | 0, 49.41, 78.83, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(22.39,87.01%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.39,83.75%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.259,44.4757,60.4817) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3187,30.7064,5.6159) |