Orange Canyon Color

#fdd1a4

Orange Canyon is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #022e5b
Complementary Color #a3d0fd
Color Shade: orange (30.34° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.76% (better contrasting with black)
Orange Canyon Color Sample
Orange Canyon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fdd1a4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Canyon Color. The Yellow Jubilee color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Capetown Cream (#fcebce) for more calm effect. Try Cantaloupe Slice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a3d0fd is the best complementary color to Orange Canyon. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fdd1a4 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flesh are #fda4a3 and #fcfda3. Thus found on the left and right of #fdd1a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sweet Pink and Drover colors as they work well with Orange Canyon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orange Canyon palette consists of #a4a3fd and #a3fcfd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3d0fd). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fdd1a4, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #fdd1a4 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orange Canyon. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orange Canyon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fdd1a4 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orange Canyon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a3d0fd) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3fdd1 and #fda3d0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fdd1a4 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Canyon has a hue angle of 30.34°, a saturation of 95.7% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fdd1a4 is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 34.91% yellow and 0.78% black ink.

HEX #fdd1a4
RGB Decimal rgb(253,209,164)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 17.26, 34.91, 0.78
HSL hsl(30.34,95.7%,81.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.34,35.18%,99.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.5852,9.3761,28.1366)
XYZ xyz(70.0093,69.1639,44.782)
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