Chickadee 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 | #00309a |
| Complementary Color | #6494ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chickadee Color. The Butterscotch color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Warm Apricot (#ffb865) for more calm effect. Try Raichu Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6494ff is the best complementary color to Chickadee. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffcf65 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 Golden Tainoi are #ff8264 and #e1ff64. Thus found on the left and right of #ffcf65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salmon and Canary colors as they work well with Chickadee.
The split-complementary Chickadee palette consists of #8164ff and #64e1ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6494ff). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #ffcf65, 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 #ffcf65 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 Chickadee. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chickadee contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Pink Flamingo split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffcf65 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. Chickadee tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6494ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brink Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #64ffcf and #ff6494.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffcf65 is made of 45% red, 37% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Chickadee has a hue angle of 41.3°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcf65 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 60.39% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffcf65 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,207,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 37%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 60.39, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(41.3,100%,69.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.3,60.39%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.4156,5.4075,57.9646) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.9018,66.8252,21.7371) |