Squash Blossom is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #074bc7 |
| Complementary Color | #377cf8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Squash Blossom Color. The Minion Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Habanero Gold (#fed450) for more energetic effect. Try Pelican Pecker as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#377cf8 is the best complementary color to Squash Blossom. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8b438 complementary color is Dodger 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 Saffron are #f85337 and #dbf837. Thus found on the left and right of #f8b438 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flamingo and Golden Fizz colors as they work well with Squash Blossom.
The split-complementary Squash Blossom palette consists of #5437f8 and #37dbf8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#377cf8). Try Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f8b438, 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 #f8b438 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 Squash Blossom. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Squash Blossom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8b438 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. Squash Blossom tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#377cf8) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Red – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #37f8b4 and #f8377c.
In a RGB color space, hex #f8b438 is made of 51% red, 37% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Squash Blossom has a hue angle of 38.75°, a saturation of 93.2% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8b438 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 75.29% yellow and 2.75% black ink.
| HEX | #f8b438 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(248,180,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 37%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.66, 75.29, 2.75 |
| HSL | hsl(38.75,93.2%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.75,77.42%,97.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.8068,14.1935,68.5567) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7465,52.8845,11.011) |