Manhattan 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 | #0a3666 |
Complementary Color | #99c5f5 |
Color Shade: | orange (31.3° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 78.04% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Manhattan Color. The Cornsilk Yellow 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 soft alternative called Apricot Jam (#eea771) for more calm effect. Try Florida Sunrise as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#99c5f5 is the best complementary color to Manhattan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5c999 complementary color is Jordy Blue, 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 Manhattan are #f59b99 and #f3f599. Thus found on the left and right of #f5c999 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Manhattan.
The split-complementary Manhattan palette consists of #9b99f5 and #99f3f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99c5f5). Try Portage and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f5c999, 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 #f5c999 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 Manhattan. Thus Perfume and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Manhattan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Mint Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5c999 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. Manhattan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#99c5f5) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99f5c9 and #f599c5.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5c999 is made of 41% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Manhattan has a hue angle of 31.3°, a saturation of 82.14% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5c999 is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 36.08% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
HEX | #f5c999 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(245,201,153) |
RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 26% |
CMYK | 0, 17.26, 36.08, 3.92 |
HSL | hsl(31.3,82.14%,78.04%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.3,37.55%,96.08%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(83.6973,9.1825,29.853) |
XYZ | xyz(64.2926,63.4857,39.0024) |