Exciting Orange is calm, 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 | #0f4f85 |
Complementary Color | #79b9f0 |
Color Shade: | warm red (27.46° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Exciting Orange Color. The Honey Blush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Quiet Star (#eecc9f) for more calm effect. Try Tequila as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#79b9f0 is the best complementary color to Exciting 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 #f0b07a complementary color is Jordy 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 Tacao are #f0797f and #f0eb79. Thus found on the left and right of #f0b07a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Froly and Manz colors as they work well with Exciting Orange.
The split-complementary Exciting Orange palette consists of #797ef0 and #79f0eb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79b9f0). Try Cornflower Blue and Spray colors in combination with #f0b07a, 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 #f0b07a 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 Exciting Orange. Thus Portage and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Exciting Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Sulu, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0b07a 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. Exciting Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#79b9f0) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Pink – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79f0b0 and #f079b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #f0b07a is made of 45% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Exciting Orange has a hue angle of 27.46°, a saturation of 79.73% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0b07a is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 46.28% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
HEX | #f0b07a |
RGB Decimal | rgb(240,176,122) |
RGB Percentage | 45%, 33%, 23% |
CMYK | 0, 25.1, 46.28, 5.88 |
HSL | hsl(27.46,79.73%,70.98%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.46,49.17%,94.12%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(76.6675,17.1601,36.726) |
XYZ | xyz(54.9734,50.9811,25.3553) |