Faded Orange 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 | #0f6bb2 |
| Complementary Color | #4da8ef |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Faded Orange Color. The Mellow Apricot color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Debrito (#ee7744) for more calm effect. Try Invigorate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4da8ef is the best complementary color to Faded Orange. 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 #f0944d 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 #ef4d57 and #efe54d. Thus found on the left and right of #f0944d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Starship colors as they work well with Faded Orange.
The split-complementary Faded Orange palette consists of #4d57ef and #4defe5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4da8ef). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #f0944d, 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 #f0944d 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 Faded Orange. Thus Medium Purple and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Faded Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0944d 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. Faded Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4da8ef) 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 #4def94 and #ef4da8.
In a RGB color space, hex #f0944d is made of 52% red, 32% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Faded Orange has a hue angle of 26.13°, a saturation of 84.46% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0944d is made of 0% cyan, 36.08% magenta, 63.92% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #f0944d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(240,148,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 32%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 36.08, 63.92, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(26.13,84.46%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.13,67.92%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.6408,28.6563,51.0646) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8646,40.2409,12.2657) |