Equatorial Color

#ffce84

Equatorial 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 #00317b
Complementary Color #83b4ff
Color Shade: orange (36.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.88% (better contrasting with black)
Equatorial Color Sample
Equatorial Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffce84

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Equatorial Color. The Bleached Sunflower color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mango Salsa (#ffb066) for more calm effect. Try Rite of Spring as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#83b4ff is the best complementary color to Equatorial. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffce84 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 Chardonnay are #ff9083 and #f2ff83. Thus found on the left and right of #ffce84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vivid Tangerine and Dolly colors as they work well with Equatorial.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Equatorial palette consists of #9083ff and #83f2ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#83b4ff). Try Heliotrope and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffce84, 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 #ffce84 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 Equatorial. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Equatorial contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffce84 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. Equatorial tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#83b4ff) 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 #83ffce and #ff83b4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffce84 is made of 43% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Equatorial has a hue angle of 36.1°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffce84 is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 48.24% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffce84
RGB Decimal rgb(255,206,132)
RGB Percentage 43%, 35%, 22%
CMYK 0, 19.22, 48.24, 0
HSL hsl(36.1,100%,75.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.1,48.24%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.5386,8.374,43.1853)
XYZ xyz(67.4762,67.0686,31.2189)
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