Buff Orange is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #004483 |
| Complementary Color | #7cc0ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.31% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Buff Orange Color. The Pollen Powder color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orange Grove (#fbaf8d) for more calm effect. Try Cornmeal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7cc0ff is the best complementary color to Buff 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 #ffbb7c complementary color is Malibu, 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 Macaroni and Cheese are #ff7c7e and #fffc7c. Thus found on the left and right of #ffbb7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geraldine and Paris Daisy colors as they work well with Buff Orange.
The split-complementary Buff Orange palette consists of #7c7eff and #7cfffc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7cc0ff). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ffbb7c, 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 #ffbb7c 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 Buff Orange. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buff Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffbb7c 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. Buff Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7cc0ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cffbb and #ff7cbf.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffbb7c is made of 45% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Buff Orange has a hue angle of 28.85°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffbb7c is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 51.37% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffbb7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,187,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 33%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 51.37, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(28.85,100%,74.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.85,51.37%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.8808,17.5484,41.3677) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.6484,58.2559,27.0114) |