Squash Color

#f2ab15

Squash 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 #0d54ea
Complementary Color #145bf2
Color Shade: orange (40.72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.57% (better contrasting with white)
Squash Color Sample
Squash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2ab15

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Squash Color. The Carrot Orange 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 Fashion Yellow (#edc537) for more calm effect. Try Goldenrod as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#145bf2 is the best complementary color to Squash. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f2ab15 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 Buttercup are #f23c14 and #caf214. Thus found on the left and right of #f2ab15 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pomegranate and Las Palmas colors as they work well with Squash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Squash palette consists of #3c14f2 and #14caf2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#145bf2). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f2ab15, 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 #f2ab15 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 Squash. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Squash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2ab15 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. Squash tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#145bf2) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzmatazz – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #14f2aa and #f2145b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2ab15 is made of 56% red, 39% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Squash has a hue angle of 40.72°, a saturation of 89.47% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2ab15 is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 86.66% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f2ab15
RGB Decimal rgb(242,171,21)
RGB Percentage 56%, 39%, 5%
CMYK 0, 27.84, 86.66, 5.1
HSL hsl(40.72,89.47%,51.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.72,91.32%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.861,15.4962,75.4794)
XYZ xyz(51.3162,48.0572,7.2808)
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