Match Strike Color

#ffaa44

Match Strike is soft, 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 #05b
Complementary Color #4398ff
Color Shade: orange (32.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.33% (better contrasting with white)
Match Strike Color Sample
Match Strike Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffaa44

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Match Strike Color. The Macaw 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 Honey Pot (#ffc863) for more calm effect. Try Sundance as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4398ff is the best complementary color to Match Strike. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fa4 complementary color is Dodger Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #ff4c43 and #f6ff43. Thus found on the left and right of #fa4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sunset Orange and Golden Fizz colors as they work well with Match Strike.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Match Strike palette consists of #4c43ff and #43f6ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4398ff). Try Dodger Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #fa4, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #fa4 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 Match Strike. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Match Strike contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Pink Flamingo split by 90° on the color wheel. #fa4 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Match Strike tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4398ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Strawberry – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43ffa9 and #ff4398.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffaa44 is made of 52% red, 34% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Match Strike has a hue angle of 32.73°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffaa44 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffaa44
RGB Decimal rgb(255,170,68)
RGB Percentage 52%, 34%, 14%
CMYK 0, 33.33, 73.33, 0
HSL hsl(32.73,100%,63.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.73,73.33%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.3305,22.8259,62.7293)
XYZ xyz(56.6581,50.4268,12.216)
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