Amber Glow Color

#f29a39

Amber Glow is soft, 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 #0d65c6
Complementary Color #3990f2
Color Shade: orange (31.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.63% (better contrasting with white)
Amber Glow Color Sample
Amber Glow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f29a39

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Amber Glow Color. The Buttercup color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Turbinado Sugar (#f9bb59) for more energetic effect. Try Crunch as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3990f2 is the best complementary color to Amber Glow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f29a39 complementary color is Picton 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 Jaffa are #f23d39 and #edf239. Thus found on the left and right of #f29a39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pomegranate and Starship colors as they work well with Amber Glow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Amber Glow palette consists of #3d39f2 and #39edf2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3990f2). Try Royal Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f29a39, 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 #f29a39 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 Amber Glow. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Amber Glow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Malachite, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f29a39 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. Amber Glow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3990f2) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Red – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #39f29a and #f23990.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f29a39 is made of 53% red, 34% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Amber Glow has a hue angle of 31.46°, a saturation of 87.68% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f29a39 is made of 0% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 72.55% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f29a39
RGB Decimal rgb(242,154,57)
RGB Percentage 53%, 34%, 13%
CMYK 0, 34.51, 72.55, 5.1
HSL hsl(31.46,87.68%,58.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.46,76.45%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.0662,25.3931,61.5502)
XYZ xyz(48.9121,42.2839,9.4545)
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