Orchid Orange is calm, 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 | #005e7f |
| Complementary Color | #80ddff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Orange Color. The Smoked Salmon 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 Petula (#ffbab0) for more calm effect. Try Tropical Peach as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#80ddff is the best complementary color to Orchid 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 #ffa180 complementary color is Anakiwa, 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 Vivid Tangerine are #ff809e and #ffe080. Thus found on the left and right of #ffa180 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tickle Me Pink and Salomie colors as they work well with Orchid Orange.
The split-complementary Orchid Orange palette consists of #809eff and #80ffe0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80ddff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ffa180, 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 #ffa180 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 Orchid Orange. Thus Heliotrope and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchid Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffa180 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. Orchid Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#80ddff) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80ffa1 and #ff80de.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffa180 is made of 47% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid Orange has a hue angle of 15.59°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffa180 is made of 0% cyan, 36.86% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffa180 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,161,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 30%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 36.86, 49.8, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(15.59,100%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.59,49.8%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.0189,31.4854,31.7522) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8812,48.3083,26.6958) |