Hephaestus Gold 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 | #06e |
| Complementary Color | #1176fe |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hephaestus Gold Color. The Saffron Thread color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called UCLA Gold (#ffb300) for more calm effect. Try Dithered Amber as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1176fe is the best complementary color to Hephaestus Gold. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f91 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 White are #fe2211 and #eefe11. Thus found on the left and right of #f91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarlet and Chartreuse Yellow colors as they work well with Hephaestus Gold.
The split-complementary Hephaestus Gold palette consists of #2111fe and #11eefe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1176fe). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #f91, 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 #f91 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 Hephaestus Gold. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hephaestus Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure Radiance, Green, and Magenta / Fuchsia split by 90° on the color wheel. #f91 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. Hephaestus Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1176fe) 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 #11fe99 and #fe1176.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff9911 is made of 60% red, 36% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Hephaestus Gold has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff9911 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 93.33% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff9911 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,153,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 36%, 4% |
| CMYK | 0, 40, 93.33, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,100%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,93.33%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.2839,30.3158,75.0229) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7324,44.0829,6.2599) |