Sea Buckthorn Color

#ffbf65

Sea Buckthorn is soft, 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 #00409a
Complementary Color #64a4ff
Color Shade: orange (35.06° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.8% (better contrasting with black)
Sea Buckthorn Color Sample
Sea Buckthorn Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffbf65

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Buckthorn Color. The Goldenrod color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Golden Marguerite (#fdcc37) for more calm effect. Try Orange Marmalade as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#64a4ff is the best complementary color to Sea Buckthorn. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffbf65 complementary color is Malibu, 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 Koromiko are #ff7164 and #f1ff64. Thus found on the left and right of #ffbf65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bittersweet and Laser Lemon colors as they work well with Sea Buckthorn.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sea Buckthorn palette consists of #7264ff and #64f1ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#64a4ff). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ffbf65, 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 #ffbf65 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 Sea Buckthorn. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sea Buckthorn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Pink Flamingo split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffbf65 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. Sea Buckthorn tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#64a4ff) 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 #64ffbf and #ff64a4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffbf65 is made of 47% red, 35% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Buckthorn has a hue angle of 35.06°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffbf65 is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 60.39% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffbf65
RGB Decimal rgb(255,191,101)
RGB Percentage 47%, 35%, 18%
CMYK 0, 25.1, 60.39, 0
HSL hsl(35.06,100%,69.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.06,60.39%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.5444,13.6933,53.5329)
XYZ xyz(62.2198,59.4612,20.5097)
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