Mikan Orange Color

#f08300

Mikan Orange is vibrant, 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 #0f7cff
Complementary Color #006cf0
Color Shade: orange (32.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.06% (better contrasting with white)
Mikan Orange Color Sample
Mikan Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f08300

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mikan Orange Color. The Royal Flycatcher Crest color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Orange Danger (#dd6600) for more calm effect. Try Sludge as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#006cf0 is the best complementary color to Mikan Orange. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f08300 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gold Drop are #f00a00 and #e4f000. Thus found on the left and right of #f08300 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red and Chartreuse Yellow colors as they work well with Mikan Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mikan Orange palette consists of #0b00f0 and #00e4f0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#006cf0). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f08300, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #f08300 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 Mikan Orange. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mikan Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Green, and Purple Pizzazz split by 90° on the color wheel. #f08300 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mikan Orange tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#006cf0) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rose – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00f083 and #f0006c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f08300 is made of 65% red, 35% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Mikan Orange has a hue angle of 32.75°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f08300 is made of 0% cyan, 42.75% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 5.88% black ink.

HEX #f08300
RGB Decimal rgb(240,131,0)
RGB Percentage 65%, 35%, 0%
CMYK 0, 42.75, 94.12, 5.88
HSL hsl(32.75,100%,47.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.75,100%,94.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.5597,35.3899,72.0548)
XYZ xyz(44.0515,34.7579,4.3872)
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