Bittersweet is soft, 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 | #015fae |
| Complementary Color | #50aefe |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bittersweet Color. The Mango Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orange Quench (#febc61) for more calm effect. Try Candyman as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#50aefe is the best complementary color to Bittersweet. 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 #fea051 complementary color is Dodger Blue, 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 Tan Hide are #fe5058 and #fef650. Thus found on the left and right of #fea051 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Gorse colors as they work well with Bittersweet.
The split-complementary Bittersweet palette consists of #5058fe and #50fef6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#50aefe). Try Dodger Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fea051, 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 #fea051 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 Bittersweet. Thus Heliotrope and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bittersweet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fea051 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. Bittersweet tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#50aefe) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50fea0 and #fe50ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #fea051 is made of 51% red, 32% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Bittersweet has a hue angle of 27.4°, a saturation of 98.86% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fea051 is made of 0% cyan, 36.86% magenta, 67.85% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fea051 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,160,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 32%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 36.86, 67.85, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(27.4,98.86%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.4,68.11%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.0658,28.2624,54.5235) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.9291,46.8065,13.9241) |