Mythical Orange is soft, 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 | #0080b6 |
| Complementary Color | #48c8ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mythical Orange Color. The Hit Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tan Hide (#fa9d5a) for more calm effect. Try Mock Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#48c8ff is the best complementary color to Mythical 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 #ff7f49 complementary color is Malibu, 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 Coral are #ff486d and #ffda48. Thus found on the left and right of #ff7f49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Watermelon and Bright Sun colors as they work well with Mythical Orange.
The split-complementary Mythical Orange palette consists of #486dff and #48ffda colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#48c8ff). Try Dodger Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff7f49, 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 #ff7f49 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 Mythical Orange. Thus Electric Violet and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mythical Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff7f49 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. Mythical Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#48c8ff) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzle Dazzle Rose – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48ff7f and #ff48c8.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff7f49 is made of 56% red, 28% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Mythical Orange has a hue angle of 17.8°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff7f49 is made of 0% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 71.37% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff7f49 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,127,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 28%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 50.2, 71.37, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(17.8,100%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.8,71.37%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.2168,45.0202,50.9183) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.032,36.9198,10.7926) |