Banana Bread Color

#ffcf73

Banana Bread 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 #00308c
Complementary Color #72a3ff
Color Shade: orange (39.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.55% (better contrasting with black)
Banana Bread Color Sample
Banana Bread Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffcf73

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Banana Bread Color. The Affinity 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 Duckling (#fcb057) for more calm effect. Try Tropical Fruit as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#72a3ff is the best complementary color to Banana Bread. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffcf73 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 Goldenrod are #ff8872 and #e9ff72. Thus found on the left and right of #ffcf73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salmon and Laser Lemon colors as they work well with Banana Bread.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Banana Bread palette consists of #8872ff and #72e8ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#72a3ff). Try Heliotrope and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffcf73, 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 #ffcf73 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 Banana Bread. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Banana Bread contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffcf73 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. Banana Bread tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#72a3ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72ffcf and #ff72a2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffcf73 is made of 44% red, 36% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Banana Bread has a hue angle of 39.43°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcf73 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffcf73
RGB Decimal rgb(255,207,115)
RGB Percentage 44%, 36%, 20%
CMYK 0, 18.82, 54.9, 0
HSL hsl(39.43,100%,72.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.43,54.9%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.5662,6.4208,51.5727)
XYZ xyz(66.6473,67.1235,25.6631)
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