Chanterelles Color

#ffc66e

Chanterelles is calm, 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 #003991
Complementary Color #6ea6ff
Color Shade: orange (36.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.57% (better contrasting with black)
Chanterelles Color Sample
Chanterelles Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffc66e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chanterelles Color. The Sign of the Crown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lemon Drops (#ffe49d) for more calm effect. Try Pumpkin Vapour as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6ea6ff is the best complementary color to Chanterelles. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffc66e 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 #ff7d6e and #efff6e. Thus found on the left and right of #ffc66e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salmon and Laser Lemon colors as they work well with Chanterelles.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chanterelles palette consists of #7d6eff and #6eefff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6ea6ff). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ffc66e, 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 #ffc66e 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 Chanterelles. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chanterelles contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffc66e 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. Chanterelles tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6ea6ff) 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 #6effc6 and #ff6ea6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffc66e is made of 45% red, 35% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Chanterelles has a hue angle of 36.41°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffc66e is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffc66e
RGB Decimal rgb(255,198,110)
RGB Percentage 45%, 35%, 20%
CMYK 0, 22.35, 56.86, 0
HSL hsl(36.41,100%,71.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.41,56.86%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.3233,10.6941,51.3093)
XYZ xyz(64.2486,62.774,23.4822)
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