Smashing Pumpkins 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 | #0ad |
| Complementary Color | #21cbff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smashing Pumpkins Color. The Royal Oranje color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sunset Orange (#fd5e53) for more calm effect. Try Mango Tango as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#21cbff is the best complementary color to Smashing Pumpkins. 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 #f52 complementary color is Dodger Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ff215d and #ffc321. Thus found on the left and right of #f52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Radical Red and Lightning Yellow colors as they work well with Smashing Pumpkins.
The split-complementary Smashing Pumpkins palette consists of #215dff and #21ffc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#21cbff). Try Blue Ribbon and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f52, 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 #f52 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 Smashing Pumpkins. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smashing Pumpkins contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Bright Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #f52 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Smashing Pumpkins tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#21cbff) and two others. The Spring 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 #21ff54 and #ff21cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff5522 is made of 68% red, 23% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Smashing Pumpkins has a hue angle of 13.85°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff5522 is made of 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 86.67% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff5522 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,85,34) |
| RGB Percentage | 68%, 23%, 9% |
| CMYK | 0, 66.67, 86.67, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(13.85,100%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.85,86.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.7734,62.4444,61.3255) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7772,27.8725,4.5333) |