Ultimate Orange Color

#ff4200

Ultimate Orange 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 #00bdff
Complementary Color #00bdff
Color Shade: warm red (15.53° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Ultimate Orange Color Sample
Ultimate Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff4200

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ultimate Orange Color. The Blaze Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grenadier (#d54600) for more calm effect. Try Burning Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#00bdff is the best complementary color to Ultimate 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 #ff4200 complementary color is Cerulean, 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 Vermilion are #ff003d and #ffc100. Thus found on the left and right of #ff4200 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Torch Red and Amber colors as they work well with Ultimate Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ultimate Orange palette consists of #003dff and #00ffc1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00bdff). Try Blue Ribbon and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ff4200, 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 #ff4200 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 Ultimate Orange. Thus Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ultimate Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff4200 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. Ultimate Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#00bdff) 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 #00ff42 and #ff00bd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff4200 is made of 79% red, 21% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Ultimate Orange has a hue angle of 15.53°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff4200 is made of 0% cyan, 74.12% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff4200
RGB Decimal rgb(255,66,0)
RGB Percentage 79%, 21%, 0%
CMYK 0, 74.12, 100, 0
HSL hsl(15.53,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15.53,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.2275,68.7602,68.8141)
XYZ xyz(43.1882,25.1564,2.5794)
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