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 | #005aff |
| Complementary Color | #005aff |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.82° 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 Color. The Fulvous 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 Ukon Saffron (#fabf14) for more calm effect. Try Chinese Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#005aff is the best complementary color to 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 #ffa500 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 Web Orange are #ff2500 and #d9ff00. Thus found on the left and right of #ffa500 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarlet and Chartreuse Yellow colors as they work well with Orange.
The split-complementary Orange palette consists of #2500ff and #00d9ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#005aff). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #ffa500, 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 #ffa500 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. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Green, and Purple Pizzazz split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffa500 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 tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#005aff) 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 #00ffa5 and #ff0059.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffa500 is made of 61% red, 39% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Orange has a hue angle of 38.82°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffa500 is made of 0% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffa500 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,165,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 61%, 39%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 35.29, 100, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(38.82,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.82,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.9322,23.936,78.9563) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6951,48.1703,6.415) |