The New Black is vivid, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #007bff |
| Complementary Color | #007aff |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to The New Black Color. The Orange Tiger color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Orange Peel (#ffa000) for more calm effect. Try Wiener Schnitzel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#007aff is the best complementary color to The New Black. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ff8400 complementary color is Azure Radiance, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flush Orange are #ff0400 and #faff00. Thus found on the left and right of #ff8400 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red and Yellow colors as they work well with The New Black.
The split-complementary The New Black palette consists of #0400ff and #00faff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#007aff). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #ff8400, 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 #ff8400 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the The New Black. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of The New Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure Radiance, Green, and Magenta / Fuchsia split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff8400 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. The New Black tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#007aff) 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 #00ff84 and #ff007a.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff8400 is made of 66% red, 34% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode The New Black has a hue angle of 31.06°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff8400 is made of 0% cyan, 48.24% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff8400 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,132,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 66%, 34%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 48.24, 100, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(31.06,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.06,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.8452,40.8519,74.5005) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4913,37.7625,4.6804) |