Sarcoline Color

#ffddaa

Sarcoline is pale, 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 #025
Complementary Color #a9cbff
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.33% (better contrasting with black)
Sarcoline Color Sample
Sarcoline Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffddaa

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sarcoline Color. The Malibu Sun 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 Satin Cream White (#fdf3d5) for more calm effect. Try Bleach White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a9cbff is the best complementary color to Sarcoline. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fda complementary color is Anakiwa, 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 White are #ffb2a9 and #f6ffa9. Thus found on the left and right of #fda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cornflower Lilac and Milan colors as they work well with Sarcoline.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sarcoline palette consists of #b2a9ff and #a9f6ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9cbff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fda, 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 #fda 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 Sarcoline. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sarcoline contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fda 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. Sarcoline tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a9cbff) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9ffdd and #ffa9cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffddaa is made of 39% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Sarcoline has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffddaa is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffddaa
RGB Decimal rgb(255,221,170)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 33.33, 0
HSL hsl(36,100%,83.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,33.33%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.8014,4.6634,29.4055)
XYZ xyz(74.3522,75.8752,48.7568)
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