English Daisy Color

#ffca46

English Daisy 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 #0035b9
Complementary Color #457aff
Color Shade: orange (42.81° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.73% (better contrasting with black)
English Daisy Color Sample
English Daisy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffca46

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to English Daisy Color. The Texas Rose 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 Golden Glitter (#fbe573) for more calm effect. Try Late Afternoon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#457aff is the best complementary color to English Daisy. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffca46 complementary color is Dodger Blue, 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 Bright Sun are #ff6d45 and #d7ff45. Thus found on the left and right of #ffca46 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persimmon and Golden Fizz colors as they work well with English Daisy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary English Daisy palette consists of #6d45ff and #45d7ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#457aff). Try Electric Violet and Malibu colors in combination with #ffca46, 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 #ffca46 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 English Daisy. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of English Daisy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffca46 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. English Daisy tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#457aff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Watermelon – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #45ffca and #ff457a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffca46 is made of 48% red, 38% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode English Daisy has a hue angle of 42.81°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffca46 is made of 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 72.55% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffca46
RGB Decimal rgb(255,202,70)
RGB Percentage 48%, 38%, 13%
CMYK 0, 20.78, 72.55, 0
HSL hsl(42.81,100%,63.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.81,72.55%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.9362,6.2634,69.4907)
XYZ xyz(63.466,63.9433,14.7916)
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