Orange Peel 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 | #005fff |
| Complementary Color | #005eff |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Peel Color. The Romesco 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 Blue Angels Yellow (#f8b800) for more calm effect. Try Sunflower Valley as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#005eff is the best complementary color to Orange Peel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffa000 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, 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 Orange Peel are #ff2000 and #deff00. Thus found on the left and right of #ffa000 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarlet and Chartreuse Yellow colors as they work well with Orange Peel.
The split-complementary Orange Peel palette consists of #2000ff and #00deff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#005eff). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #ffa000, 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 #ffa000 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 Orange Peel. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Peel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Green, and Purple Pizzazz split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffa000 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. Orange Peel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#005eff) 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 #00ffa0 and #ff005e.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffa000 is made of 61% red, 39% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Peel has a hue angle of 37.65°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffa000 is made of 0% cyan, 37.25% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffa000 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,160,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 61%, 39%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 37.25, 100, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(37.65,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.65,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.8054,26.5394,78.2243) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8108,46.4016,6.1203) |