Sunglow is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #03c |
| Complementary Color | #3265ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sunglow Color. The Tangerine Twist color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sultan Gold (#f6ac17) for more calm effect. Try Portica as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3265ff is the best complementary color to Sunglow. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fc3 complementary color is Dodger Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ff6632 and #ccff32. Thus found on the left and right of #fc3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outrageous Orange and Green Yellow colors as they work well with Sunglow.
The split-complementary Sunglow palette consists of #6632ff and #32ccff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3265ff). Try Electric Violet and Dodger Blue colors in combination with #fc3, 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 #fc3 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sunglow. Thus Heliotrope and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sunglow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fc3 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sunglow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3265ff) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Radical Red – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32ffcc and #ff3265.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffcc33 is made of 50% red, 40% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Sunglow has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcc33 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffcc33 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,204,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 40%, 10% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 80, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(45,100%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,80%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.321,4.523,76.353) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.4304,64.6847,12.2742) |