Orange Red is vivid, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #01bbfe |
| Complementary Color | #00bafe |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Red Color. The Persimmon Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sea Nettle (#f47633) for more calm effect. Try Apocalyptic Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00bafe is the best complementary color to Orange Red. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fe4401 complementary color is Cerulean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Vermilion are #fe003c and #fec200. Thus found on the left and right of #fe4401 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Torch Red and Amber colors as they work well with Orange Red.
The split-complementary Orange Red palette consists of #003cfe and #00fec2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00bafe). Try Blue Ribbon and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #fe4401, 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 #fe4401 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orange Red. Thus Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #fe4401 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orange Red tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#00bafe) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Pizzazz – 120° from the complementary Cerulean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00fe44 and #fe00ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #fe4401 is made of 79% red, 21% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Red has a hue angle of 15.89°, a saturation of 99.22% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fe4401 is made of 0% cyan, 72.94% magenta, 99.22% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fe4401 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,68,1) |
| RGB Percentage | 79%, 21%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 72.94, 99.22, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(15.89,99.22%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.89,99.61%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.2768,67.8268,68.5207) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9457,25.2073,2.6307) |