Bad Hair Day Color

#f1c983

Bad Hair Day is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #0e367c
Complementary Color #83aaf1
Color Shade: orange (38.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.94% (better contrasting with black)
Bad Hair Day Color Sample
Bad Hair Day Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f1c983

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bad Hair Day Color. The Medium Champagne 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 soft alternative called Sandalwood Beige (#f2d1b1) for more calm effect. Try Polished Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#83aaf1 is the best complementary color to Bad Hair Day. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f1c983 complementary color is Jordy Blue, 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 Buff are #f19283 and #e2f183. Thus found on the left and right of #f1c983 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Manz colors as they work well with Bad Hair Day.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bad Hair Day palette consists of #9183f1 and #83e2f1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#83aaf1). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #f1c983, 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 #f1c983 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 Bad Hair Day. Thus Biloba Flower and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bad Hair Day contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Sulu, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1c983 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. Bad Hair Day tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#83aaf1) and two others. The Spray 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 #83f1c9 and #f183aa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f1c983 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Bad Hair Day has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 79.71% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1c983 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 5.49% black ink.

HEX #f1c983
RGB Decimal rgb(241,201,131)
RGB Percentage 42%, 35%, 23%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 43.14, 5.49
HSL hsl(38.18,79.71%,72.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.18,45.64%,94.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.9733,5.2881,40.1658)
XYZ xyz(61.259,62.1128,30.233)
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