Orange Marmalade is calm, 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 | #05538d |
| Complementary Color | #72c0fa |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Marmalade Color. The Koromiko 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 Apricot Ice Cream (#f8cc9c) for more calm effect. Try Mango Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#72c0fa is the best complementary color to Orange Marmalade. 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 #faac72 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rajah are #fa727b and #faf072. Thus found on the left and right of #faac72 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brink Pink and Marigold Yellow colors as they work well with Orange Marmalade.
The split-complementary Orange Marmalade palette consists of #727bfa and #72faf0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#72c0fa). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #faac72, 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 #faac72 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 Orange Marmalade. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Marmalade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #faac72 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orange Marmalade tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#72c0fa) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72faac and #fa72bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #faac72 is made of 47% red, 32% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Marmalade has a hue angle of 25.59°, a saturation of 93.15% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faac72 is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 1.96% black ink.
| HEX | #faac72 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(250,172,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 32%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.59, 53.33, 1.96 |
| HSL | hsl(25.59,93.15%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.59,54.4%,98.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.7056,22.5809,41.1478) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.2141,51.0439,22.7565) |