Reddish Orange Color

#f8481c

Reddish Orange is vivid, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #07b7e3
Complementary Color #1bcbf8
Color Shade: mid red (12° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.12% (better contrasting with white)
Reddish Orange Color Sample
Reddish Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f8481c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Reddish Orange Color. The Halloween Punch color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Red Wrath of Zeus (#e0180c) for more calm effect. Try Mandarin as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1bcbf8 is the best complementary color to Reddish Orange. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8481c complementary color is Bright Turquoise, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pomegranate are #f81b5d and #f8b61b. Thus found on the left and right of #f8481c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Razzmatazz and Sun colors as they work well with Reddish Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Reddish Orange palette consists of #1b5df8 and #1bf8b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1bcbf8). Try Blue Ribbon and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f8481c, 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 #f8481c offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Reddish Orange. Thus Electric Violet and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Reddish Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Bright Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8481c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Reddish Orange tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#1bcbf8) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking Pink – 120° from the complementary Bright Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1bf847 and #f81bcb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f8481c is made of 71% red, 21% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Reddish Orange has a hue angle of 12°, a saturation of 94.02% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8481c is made of 0% cyan, 69.01% magenta, 86.27% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #f8481c
RGB Decimal rgb(248,72,28)
RGB Percentage 71%, 21%, 8%
CMYK 0, 69.01, 86.27, 2.75
HSL hsl(12,94.02%,54.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12,88.71%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.7574,64.9124,60.7343)
XYZ xyz(41.2384,24.675,3.6879)
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