Sea Buckthorn 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 | #045ed6 |
| Complementary Color | #2882fb |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Buckthorn Color. The Nârenji Orange 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 Brimstone (#ffbd2b) for more energetic effect. Try University of Tennessee Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2882fb is the best complementary color to Sea Buckthorn. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fba129 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 Sea Buckthorn are #fb3728 and #ebfb28. Thus found on the left and right of #fba129 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Orange and Golden Fizz colors as they work well with Sea Buckthorn.
The split-complementary Sea Buckthorn palette consists of #3728fb and #28ebfb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2882fb). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #fba129, 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 #fba129 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 Sea Buckthorn. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Buckthorn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Harlequin, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fba129 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. Sea Buckthorn tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2882fb) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Strawberry – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #28fba1 and #fb2882.
In a RGB color space, hex #fba129 is made of 55% red, 36% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Buckthorn has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 96.33% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fba129 is made of 0% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fba129 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,161,41) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 36%, 9% |
| CMYK | 0, 35.29, 82.35, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,96.33%,57.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,83.67%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.6486,24.9426,70.0463) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9288,46.1591,8.2178) |