New Orleans 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 | #0c2962 |
| Complementary Color | #9cbaf3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to New Orleans Color. The Terra Sol color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Braided Mat (#e9b578) for more calm effect. Try Silk Sails as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9cbaf3 is the best complementary color to New Orleans. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3d69d complementary color is Perano, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of New Orleans are #f3ab9c and #e5f39c. Thus found on the left and right of #f3d69d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Sandwisp colors as they work well with New Orleans.
The split-complementary New Orleans palette consists of #ab9cf3 and #9ce5f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cbaf3). Try Portage and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f3d69d, 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 #f3d69d 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 New Orleans. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of New Orleans contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Magic Mint, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3d69d square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. New Orleans tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9cbaf3) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wewak – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cf3d6 and #f39cba.
In a RGB color space, hex #f3d69d is made of 40% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode New Orleans has a hue angle of 39.77°, a saturation of 78.18% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3d69d is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #f3d69d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(243,214,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 33.72, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(39.77,78.18%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.77,35.39%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.7915,2.1308,31.8784) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.0945,69.5821,41.7927) |