Angry Pasta Color

#ffcc55

Angry Pasta 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 #03a
Complementary Color #5587fe
Color Shade: orange (42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.67% (better contrasting with black)
Angry Pasta Color Sample
Angry Pasta Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffcc55

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Angry Pasta Color. The Salted Caramel Popcorn color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Yellow Polka Dot (#fcb867) for more calm effect. Try Late Afternoon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5587fe is the best complementary color to Angry Pasta. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fc5 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 White are #fe7755 and #dcfe55. Thus found on the left and right of #fc5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral and Canary colors as they work well with Angry Pasta.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Angry Pasta palette consists of #7655fe and #55dcfe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5587fe). Try Cornflower Blue and Malibu colors in combination with #fc5, 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 #fc5 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 Angry Pasta. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Angry Pasta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Pink Flamingo split by 90° on the color wheel. #fc5 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. Angry Pasta tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5587fe) 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 #55fecc and #fe5587.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffcc55 is made of 47% red, 38% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Angry Pasta has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcc55 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffcc55
RGB Decimal rgb(255,204,85)
RGB Percentage 47%, 38%, 16%
CMYK 0, 20, 66.67, 0
HSL hsl(42,100%,66.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42,66.67%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.5361,5.9761,64.0578)
XYZ xyz(64.4726,65.1016,17.7621)
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