Pink 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 | #006f99 |
| Complementary Color | #65d5ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Orange Color. The Clarified 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 Coral Dusk (#ffb48a) for more calm effect. Try Peach as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#65d5ff is the best complementary color to Pink 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 #ff9066 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 Salmon are #ff6588 and #ffdc65. Thus found on the left and right of #ff9066 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brink Pink and Dandelion colors as they work well with Pink Orange.
The split-complementary Pink Orange palette consists of #6588ff and #65ffdc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#65d5ff). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff9066, 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 #ff9066 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 Pink Orange. Thus Heliotrope and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pink Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff9066 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. Pink Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#65d5ff) 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 #65ff90 and #ff65d4.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff9066 is made of 51% red, 29% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Orange has a hue angle of 16.47°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff9066 is made of 0% cyan, 43.53% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff9066 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,144,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 29%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 43.53, 60, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(16.47,100%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.47,60%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.9851,38.1846,40.4456) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6115,42.1658,17.8836) |