Dusk Orange is vivid, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #01b3bf |
| Complementary Color | #3ff1fe |
| Color Shade: | mid red (3.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusk Orange Color. The Salmon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sunset Papaya (#fc7d64) for more calm effect. Try Hipster Salmon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3ff1fe is the best complementary color to Dusk Orange. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fe4c40 complementary color is Cyan / Aqua, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sunset Orange are #fe3f93 and #feab3f. Thus found on the left and right of #fe4c40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Strawberry and Yellow Orange colors as they work well with Dusk Orange.
The split-complementary Dusk Orange palette consists of #3f93fe and #3ffeab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3ff1fe). Try Dodger Blue and Spring Green colors in combination with #fe4c40, 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 #fe4c40 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dusk Orange. Thus Blue Ribbon and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusk Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cyan / Aqua, Green Yellow, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #fe4c40 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dusk Orange tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3ff1fe) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzle Dazzle Rose – 120° from the complementary Cyan / Aqua. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3ffe4b and #fe3ff1.
In a RGB color space, hex #fe4c40 is made of 64% red, 19% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Dusk Orange has a hue angle of 3.79°, a saturation of 98.96% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fe4c40 is made of 0% cyan, 69.81% magenta, 74.51% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fe4c40 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,76,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 64%, 19%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 69.81, 74.51, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(3.79,98.96%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(3.79,74.8%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.6115,66.3072,46.1224) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3829,26.6099,7.6475) |