Sunglow Gecko Color

#ffcf48

Sunglow Gecko 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 #0030b7
Complementary Color #4777ff
Color Shade: orange (44.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.12% (better contrasting with black)
Sunglow Gecko Color Sample
Sunglow Gecko Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffcf48

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sunglow Gecko Color. The Rapeseed Blossom 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 Blacksmith Fire (#f7e856) for more calm effect. Try California Peach as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4777ff is the best complementary color to Sunglow Gecko. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffcf48 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 #ff7347 and #d3ff47. Thus found on the left and right of #ffcf48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral and Golden Fizz colors as they work well with Sunglow Gecko.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sunglow Gecko palette consists of #7347ff and #47d3ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4777ff). Try Electric Violet and Malibu colors in combination with #ffcf48, 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 #ffcf48 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 Sunglow Gecko. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sunglow Gecko contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffcf48 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. Sunglow Gecko tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4777ff) 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 #47ffcf and #ff4777.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffcf48 is made of 48% red, 39% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Sunglow Gecko has a hue angle of 44.26°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcf48 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 71.76% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffcf48
RGB Decimal rgb(255,207,72)
RGB Percentage 48%, 39%, 13%
CMYK 0, 18.82, 71.76, 0
HSL hsl(44.26,100%,64.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.26,71.76%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.1764,3.783,69.9523)
XYZ xyz(64.7225,66.3535,15.5272)
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