Princeton Orange Color

#ff8f00

Princeton Orange is vibrant, 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 #0070ff
Complementary Color #006fff
Color Shade: orange (33.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Princeton Orange Color Sample
Princeton Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff8f00

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Princeton Orange Color. The Flash of Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Yellowish Orange (#ffab0f) for more calm effect. Try Autumn Leaf Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#006fff is the best complementary color to Princeton Orange. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ff8f00 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pizazz are #ff0f00 and #efff00. Thus found on the left and right of #ff8f00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red and Chartreuse Yellow colors as they work well with Princeton Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Princeton Orange palette consists of #0f00ff and #00efff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#006fff). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #ff8f00, 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 #ff8f00 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 Princeton Orange. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Princeton Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Green, and Magenta / Fuchsia split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff8f00 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Princeton Orange tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#006fff) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rose – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00ff8f and #ff0070.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff8f00 is made of 64% red, 36% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Princeton Orange has a hue angle of 33.65°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff8f00 is made of 0% cyan, 43.92% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff8f00
RGB Decimal rgb(255,143,0)
RGB Percentage 64%, 36%, 0%
CMYK 0, 43.92, 100, 0
HSL hsl(33.65,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.65,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.1093,35.3056,75.8826)
XYZ xyz(51.0625,40.9049,5.2042)
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