Summer Citrus Color

#f8822a

Summer Citrus is vibrant, 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 #077dd5
Complementary Color #299ff8
Color Shade: warm red (25.63° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.86% (better contrasting with white)
Summer Citrus Color Sample
Summer Citrus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f8822a

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Summer Citrus Color. The Willpower Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Troll Slayer Orange (#f4a34c) for more calm effect. Try Pumpkin Vapour as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#299ff8 is the best complementary color to Summer Citrus. 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 #f8822a complementary color is Dodger Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Crusta are #f82938 and #f8e929. Thus found on the left and right of #f8822a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Torch Red and Ripe Lemon colors as they work well with Summer Citrus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Summer Citrus palette consists of #2938f8 and #29f8e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#299ff8). Try Blue Ribbon and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f8822a, 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 #f8822a 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 Summer Citrus. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Summer Citrus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Harlequin, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8822a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Summer Citrus tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#299ff8) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Rose – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #29f882 and #f8299f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f8822a is made of 59% red, 31% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Summer Citrus has a hue angle of 25.63°, a saturation of 93.64% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8822a is made of 0% cyan, 46.27% magenta, 80.78% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #f8822a
RGB Decimal rgb(248,130,42)
RGB Percentage 59%, 31%, 10%
CMYK 0, 46.27, 80.78, 2.75
HSL hsl(25.63,93.64%,56.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.63,83.06%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.5878,39.7195,63.5389)
XYZ xyz(47.1119,36.0889,6.6733)
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