Paw Paw is pale, 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 | #042b63 |
| Complementary Color | #9cc2fb |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Paw Paw Color. The Honey Moth color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Reddish Banana (#ffbb88) for more energetic effect. Try Go Go Mango as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9cc2fb is the best complementary color to Paw Paw. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fbd49c complementary color is Malibu, 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 Cherokee are #fba49c and #f2fb9c. Thus found on the left and right of #fbd49c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sweet Pink and Texas colors as they work well with Paw Paw.
The split-complementary Paw Paw palette consists of #a49cfb and #9cf2fb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cc2fb). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fbd49c, 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 #fbd49c 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 Paw Paw. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paw Paw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbd49c 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. Paw Paw tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9cc2fb) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cfbd4 and #fb9cc3.
In a RGB color space, hex #fbd49c is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Paw Paw has a hue angle of 35.37°, a saturation of 92.23% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbd49c is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 37.25% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fbd49c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,212,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.29, 37.25, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(35.37,92.23%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.37,37.85%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.9951,6.139,32.7922) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.3279,69.9965,41.3092) |