Portland Orange 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 | #00a5c9 |
| Complementary Color | #35dbff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (10.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Portland Orange Color. The Sè Lèi Orange 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 Poached Rainbow Trout (#ff8552) for more calm effect. Try Protein High as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#35dbff is the best complementary color to Portland Orange. 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 #ff5a36 complementary color is Cyan / Aqua, 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 Outrageous Orange are #ff3576 and #ffbe35. Thus found on the left and right of #ff5a36 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Radical Red and Sunglow colors as they work well with Portland Orange.
The split-complementary Portland Orange palette consists of #3576ff and #35ffbe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#35dbff). Try Dodger Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ff5a36, 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 #ff5a36 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 Portland Orange. Thus Electric Violet and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Portland Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cyan / Aqua, Green Yellow, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff5a36 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. Portland Orange tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#35dbff) and two others. The Screamin' 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 #35ff59 and #ff35da.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff5a36 is made of 64% red, 23% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Portland Orange has a hue angle of 10.75°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff5a36 is made of 0% cyan, 64.71% magenta, 78.82% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff5a36 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,90,54) |
| RGB Percentage | 64%, 23%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 64.71, 78.82, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(10.75,100%,60.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(10.75,78.82%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.639,60.9731,53.3541) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.562,28.8387,6.6551) |