Honey Locust 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 | #003c98 |
| Complementary Color | #66a3ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Honey Locust Color. The Wheat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Daisy (#fed340) for more calm effect. Try Daisy Desi as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#66a3ff is the best complementary color to Honey Locust. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffc367 complementary color is Malibu, 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 Koromiko are #ff7666 and #efff66. Thus found on the left and right of #ffc367 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bittersweet and Laser Lemon colors as they work well with Honey Locust.
The split-complementary Honey Locust palette consists of #76f and #6ef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#66a3ff). Try White and White colors in combination with #ffc367, 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 #ffc367 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 Honey Locust. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Honey Locust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffc367 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. Honey Locust tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#66a3ff) 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 #66ffc3 and #ff66a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffc367 is made of 46% red, 35% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Honey Locust has a hue angle of 36.32°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffc367 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 59.61% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffc367 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,195,103) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 35%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.53, 59.61, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(36.32,100%,70.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.32,59.61%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.5234,11.7493,53.7178) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.2033,61.2695,21.327) |