Heat Wave 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 | #0085ff |
| Complementary Color | #0084ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heat Wave Color. The Willpower Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hephaestus Gold (#ff9911) for more calm effect. Try Mystic Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0084ff is the best complementary color to Heat Wave. 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 #ff7a00 complementary color is Azure Radiance, 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 Flush Orange are #ff0005 and #fff900. Thus found on the left and right of #ff7a00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red and Yellow colors as they work well with Heat Wave.
The split-complementary Heat Wave palette consists of #0005ff and #00fff9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0084ff). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #ff7a00, 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 #ff7a00 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 Heat Wave. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heat Wave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure Radiance, Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff7a00 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. Heat Wave tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#0084ff) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rose – 120° from the complementary Azure Radiance. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00ff7a and #ff0085.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff7a00 is made of 68% red, 32% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Heat Wave has a hue angle of 28.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff7a00 is made of 0% cyan, 52.16% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff7a00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,122,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 68%, 32%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 52.16, 100, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(28.71,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.71,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.8878,45.7583,73.3436) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1995,35.1791,4.2498) |