Clarified Orange Color

#fea15b

Clarified Orange 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 #015ea4
Complementary Color #5ab8fe
Color Shade: warm red (25.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.65% (better contrasting with white)
Clarified Orange Color Sample
Clarified Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fea15b

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clarified Orange Color. The Hibiscus Delight 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 Cochin Chicken (#f8b862) for more calm effect. Try Orchid Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5ab8fe is the best complementary color to Clarified 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 #fea15b complementary color is Malibu, 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 Atomic Tangerine are #fe5a66 and #fef25a. Thus found on the left and right of #fea15b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Watermelon and Gorse colors as they work well with Clarified Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Clarified Orange palette consists of #5a66fe and #5afef2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5ab8fe). Try Dodger Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fea15b, 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 #fea15b 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 Clarified Orange. Thus Heliotrope and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Clarified Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fea15b 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. Clarified Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5ab8fe) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5afea1 and #fe5ab8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fea15b is made of 50% red, 32% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Clarified Orange has a hue angle of 25.77°, a saturation of 98.79% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fea15b is made of 0% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 63.92% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #fea15b
RGB Decimal rgb(254,161,91)
RGB Percentage 50%, 32%, 18%
CMYK 0, 36.47, 63.92, 0.39
HSL hsl(25.77,98.79%,67.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.77,64.17%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.3914,28.3129,50.0771)
XYZ xyz(55.5062,47.3159,16.1049)
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