Duckling 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 | #034fa8 |
| Complementary Color | #57a2fc |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Duckling Color. The Bread 'n Butter 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 Cloudberry (#ffa168) for more energetic effect. Try Banana Bread as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#57a2fc is the best complementary color to Duckling. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fcb057 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 Texas Rose are #fc5d57 and #f5fc57. Thus found on the left and right of #fcb057 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Canary colors as they work well with Duckling.
The split-complementary Duckling palette consists of #5d57fc and #57f5fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#57a2fc). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fcb057, 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 #fcb057 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 Duckling. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Duckling contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Pink Flamingo split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcb057 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. Duckling tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#57a2fc) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57fcb0 and #fc57a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcb057 is made of 49% red, 34% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Duckling has a hue angle of 32.36°, a saturation of 96.49% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcb057 is made of 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 64.7% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcb057 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,176,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 34%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.8, 64.7, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(32.36,96.49%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.36,65.48%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.5398,19.4189,55.4881) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.3905,52.4342,16.1128) |