Mandarin is soft, 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 | #0c85b7 |
| Complementary Color | #48c1f3 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mandarin Color. The In for a Penny color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bronzed Flesh (#eb9552) for more calm effect. Try Burning Tomato as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#48c1f3 is the best complementary color to Mandarin. 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 #f37a48 complementary color is Picton 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 Jaffa are #f3486b and #f3cf48. Thus found on the left and right of #f37a48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Rose and Cream Can colors as they work well with Mandarin.
The split-complementary Mandarin palette consists of #486bf3 and #48f3cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#48c1f3). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #f37a48, 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 #f37a48 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 Mandarin. Thus Royal Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mandarin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f37a48 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. Mandarin tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#48c1f3) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48f379 and #f348c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #f37a48 is made of 56% red, 28% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Mandarin has a hue angle of 17.54°, a saturation of 87.69% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f37a48 is made of 0% cyan, 47.45% magenta, 67.05% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #f37a48 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(243,122,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 28%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.45, 67.05, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(17.54,87.69%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.54,70.37%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.5169,42.9058,47.9621) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0914,33.4416,10.2092) |