Lunch Box Color

#f2ca95

Lunch Box is pale, 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 #0d356a
Complementary Color #94bcf2
Color Shade: orange (34.19° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.67% (better contrasting with black)
Lunch Box Color Sample
Lunch Box Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2ca95

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lunch Box Color. The Blazing Autumn color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lion of Menecrates (#eeaa66) for more energetic effect. Try Bee Hall as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#94bcf2 is the best complementary color to Lunch Box. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f2ca95 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 Manhattan are #f29b94 and #ebf294. Thus found on the left and right of #f2ca95 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Khaki colors as they work well with Lunch Box.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lunch Box palette consists of #9b94f2 and #94ebf2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94bcf2). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #f2ca95, 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 #f2ca95 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 Lunch Box. Thus Perfume and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lunch Box contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Madang, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2ca95 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. Lunch Box tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#94bcf2) and two others. The Magic Mint 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 #94f2ca and #f294bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2ca95 is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Lunch Box has a hue angle of 34.19°, a saturation of 78.15% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2ca95 is made of 0% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f2ca95
RGB Decimal rgb(242,202,149)
RGB Percentage 41%, 34%, 25%
CMYK 0, 15.68, 36.47, 5.1
HSL hsl(34.19,78.15%,76.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.19,38.43%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.5938,7.0434,31.7463)
XYZ xyz(63.1633,63.2882,37.3206)
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