Shade of Amber Color

#ff7e00

Shade of Amber 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 #0081ff
Complementary Color #0080ff
Color Shade: warm red (29.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Shade of Amber Color Sample
Shade of Amber Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff7e00

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shade of Amber Color. The Autumn Leaf Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ancient Bamboo (#da6304) for more calm effect. Try Fleur de Sel Caramel as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0080ff is the best complementary color to Shade of Amber. 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 #ff7e00 complementary color is Azure Radiance, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #ff0001 and #fffd00. Thus found on the left and right of #ff7e00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red and Yellow colors as they work well with Shade of Amber.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shade of Amber palette consists of #0001ff and #00fffd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0080ff). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #ff7e00, 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 #ff7e00 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 Shade of Amber. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shade of Amber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure Radiance, Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff7e00 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Shade of Amber tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#0080ff) 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 #00ff7e and #ff0081.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff7e00 is made of 67% red, 33% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Shade of Amber has a hue angle of 29.65°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff7e00 is made of 0% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff7e00
RGB Decimal rgb(255,126,0)
RGB Percentage 67%, 33%, 0%
CMYK 0, 50.59, 100, 0
HSL hsl(29.65,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.65,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.6585,43.814,73.7945)
XYZ xyz(48.7009,36.1817,4.417)
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