Bitcoin is vibrant, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #04e |
| Complementary Color | #1155fe |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bitcoin Color. The Zhohltyi Yellow 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 Lightning Yellow (#f7a233) for more calm effect. Try Ancient Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1155fe is the best complementary color to Bitcoin. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fb1 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 White are #fe4311 and #cbfe11. Thus found on the left and right of #fb1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vermilion and Electric Lime colors as they work well with Bitcoin.
The split-complementary Bitcoin palette consists of #4311fe and #11cbfe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1155fe). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #fb1, 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 #fb1 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 Bitcoin. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bitcoin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fb1 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. Bitcoin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1155fe) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Torch Red – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #11feba and #fe1154.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffbb11 is made of 56% red, 41% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Bitcoin has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffbb11 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 93.33% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffbb11 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,187,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 41%, 4% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 93.33, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(42.86,100%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.86,93.33%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.0901,12.6086,80.5787) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.1115,56.8411,8.3862) |