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 | #0097e0 |
| Complementary Color | #1fb5ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (19.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Color. The Orange Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Metroid Red (#f83800) for more calm effect. Try Boiling Magma as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1fb5ff is the best complementary color to 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 #ff681f complementary color is Dodger Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Orange are #ff1f45 and #ffd81f. Thus found on the left and right of #ff681f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Torch Red and Candlelight colors as they work well with Orange.
The split-complementary Orange palette consists of #1f45ff and #1fffd8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1fb5ff). Try Blue Ribbon and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ff681f, 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 #ff681f 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 Orange. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff681f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1fb5ff) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Rose – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1fff68 and #ff1fb5.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff681f is made of 65% red, 27% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Orange has a hue angle of 19.55°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 56.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff681f is made of 0% cyan, 59.22% magenta, 87.84% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff681f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,104,31) |
| RGB Percentage | 65%, 27%, 8% |
| CMYK | 0, 59.22, 87.84, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(19.55,100%,56.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(19.55,87.84%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.7261,54.4676,64.6804) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4376,31.2596,4.8825) |