Tiger of Mysore Color

#ff8855

Tiger of Mysore 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 #07a
Complementary Color #55cbfe
Color Shade: warm red (18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.67% (better contrasting with white)
Tiger of Mysore Color Sample
Tiger of Mysore Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff8855

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tiger of Mysore Color. The Nasturtium 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 Candy (#ff9b87) for more calm effect. Try Orange Hibiscus as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#55cbfe is the best complementary color to Tiger of Mysore. 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 #f85 complementary color is Malibu, 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 White are #fe5577 and #fedc55. Thus found on the left and right of #f85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Watermelon and Mustard colors as they work well with Tiger of Mysore.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tiger of Mysore palette consists of #5577fe and #55fedd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55cbfe). Try Dodger Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #f85, 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 #f85 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 Tiger of Mysore. Thus Heliotrope and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tiger of Mysore contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f85 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. Tiger of Mysore tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#55cbfe) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55fe88 and #fe55cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff8855 is made of 54% red, 29% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Tiger of Mysore has a hue angle of 18°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff8855 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff8855
RGB Decimal rgb(255,136,85)
RGB Percentage 54%, 29%, 18%
CMYK 0, 46.67, 66.67, 0
HSL hsl(18,100%,66.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18,66.67%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.1293,41.1718,47.0476)
XYZ xyz(51.6839,39.5242,13.4992)
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