Boredom Buster 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 | #0071ae |
| Complementary Color | #51c1fe |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Boredom Buster Color. The Outrageous 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 Pouring Copper (#fb9b82) for more calm effect. Try Vivid Tangerine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#51c1fe is the best complementary color to Boredom Buster. 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 #ff8e51 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 #fe516a and #fee551. Thus found on the left and right of #ff8e51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Watermelon and Gorse colors as they work well with Boredom Buster.
The split-complementary Boredom Buster palette consists of #516bfe and #51fee5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51c1fe). Try Dodger Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff8e51, 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 #ff8e51 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 Boredom Buster. Thus Heliotrope and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boredom Buster contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff8e51 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. Boredom Buster tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#51c1fe) 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 #51fe8e and #fe51c2.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff8e51 is made of 53% red, 30% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Boredom Buster has a hue angle of 21.03°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff8e51 is made of 0% cyan, 44.31% magenta, 68.24% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff8e51 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,142,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 30%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 44.31, 68.24, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(21.03,100%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.03,68.24%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3159,37.9288,50.4007) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3982,41.2001,12.9753) |