Crayola Orange Color

#fe7438

Crayola Orange is vibrant, 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 #018bc7
Complementary Color #38c2fe
Color Shade: warm red (18.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.78% (better contrasting with white)
Crayola Orange Color Sample
Crayola Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fe7438

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crayola Orange Color. The Dynamite color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bronze Flesh (#f7944a) for more calm effect. Try Chéng Hóng Sè Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#38c2fe is the best complementary color to Crayola Orange. 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 #fe7438 complementary color is Dodger Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Burning Orange are #fe385e and #fed738. Thus found on the left and right of #fe7438 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Radical Red and Bright Sun colors as they work well with Crayola Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crayola Orange palette consists of #385efe and #38fed7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#38c2fe). Try Dodger Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #fe7438, 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 #fe7438 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 Crayola Orange. Thus Electric Violet and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crayola Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fe7438 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Crayola Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#38c2fe) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzle Dazzle Rose – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38fe74 and #fe38c1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fe7438 is made of 60% red, 27% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Crayola Orange has a hue angle of 18.18°, a saturation of 99% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fe7438 is made of 0% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 77.65% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #fe7438
RGB Decimal rgb(254,116,56)
RGB Percentage 60%, 27%, 13%
CMYK 0, 54.12, 77.65, 0.39
HSL hsl(18.18,99%,60.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.18,77.95%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.8411,49.255,56.4834)
XYZ xyz(47.8323,33.8471,7.7535)
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