Bastard-amber 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 | #037 |
| Complementary Color | #87baff |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bastard-amber Color. The Lively Yellow 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 Sweet as Honey (#ffe9ac) for more calm effect. Try Song of Summer as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#87baff is the best complementary color to Bastard-amber. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fc8 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 White are #ff9087 and #f6ff87. Thus found on the left and right of #fc8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vivid Tangerine and Dolly colors as they work well with Bastard-amber.
The split-complementary Bastard-amber palette consists of #9087ff and #87f6ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87baff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fc8, 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 #fc8 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 Bastard-amber. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bastard-amber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fc8 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. Bastard-amber tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#87baff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tickle Me Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87ffcb and #ff87ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffcc88 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Bastard-amber has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcc88 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffcc88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,204,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 34%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 46.67, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,100%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,46.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.1102,9.7807,40.6272) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.2768,66.2233,32.5291) |