Ōtan Red Color

#ff4e20

Ōtan Red 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 #00b1df
Complementary Color #20d1ff
Color Shade: mid red (12.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.27% (better contrasting with white)
Ōtan Red Color Sample
Ōtan Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff4e20

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ōtan Red Color. The Coral color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mythical Orange (#ff7f49) for more calm effect. Try Nārangī Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#20d1ff is the best complementary color to Ōtan Red. 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 #ff4e20 complementary color is Cyan / Aqua, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Orange are #ff2061 and #ffbd20. Thus found on the left and right of #ff4e20 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Radical Red and My Sin colors as they work well with Ōtan Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ōtan Red palette consists of #2061ff and #20ffbd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#20d1ff). Try Blue Ribbon and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ff4e20, 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 #ff4e20 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 Ōtan Red. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ōtan Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cyan / Aqua, Bright Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff4e20 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Ōtan Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#20d1ff) and two others. The Spring 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 #20ff4d and #ff20d0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff4e20 is made of 70% red, 21% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Ōtan Red has a hue angle of 12.38°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff4e20 is made of 0% cyan, 69.41% magenta, 87.45% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff4e20
RGB Decimal rgb(255,78,32)
RGB Percentage 70%, 21%, 9%
CMYK 0, 69.41, 87.45, 0
HSL hsl(12.38,100%,56.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.38,87.45%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.8009,65.0304,61.3319)
XYZ xyz(44.2251,26.8131,4.211)
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