Dandy Lion is soft, 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 | #0533ae |
| Complementary Color | #507efa |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dandy Lion Color. The Carriage 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 soft alternative called Orient Yellow (#f7b969) for more calm effect. Try Elf Flesh as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#507efa is the best complementary color to Dandy Lion. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #facc51 complementary color is Cornflower 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 Mango are #fa7750 and #d3fa50. Thus found on the left and right of #facc51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral and Canary colors as they work well with Dandy Lion.
The split-complementary Dandy Lion palette consists of #7750fa and #50d3fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#507efa). Try Cornflower Blue and Malibu colors in combination with #facc51, 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 #facc51 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 Dandy Lion. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dandy Lion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #facc51 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. Dandy Lion tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#507efa) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brink Pink – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50facc and #fa507e.
In a RGB color space, hex #facc51 is made of 47% red, 38% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Dandy Lion has a hue angle of 43.67°, a saturation of 94.41% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #facc51 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 66.28% yellow and 1.96% black ink.
| HEX | #facc51 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(250,204,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 38%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 66.28, 1.96 |
| HSL | hsl(43.67,94.41%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.67,67.6%,98.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.0198,3.6801,65.0423) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5024,64.1038,16.8636) |