Equator Glow Color

#ffe6a0

Equator Glow 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 #00195f
Complementary Color #a0b8ff
Color Shade: orange (44.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Equator Glow Color Sample
Equator Glow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffe6a0

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Equator Glow Color. The Focus on Light 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 Summer Moon (#fdedcf) for more calm effect. Try Half Colonial White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a0b8ff is the best complementary color to Equator Glow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffe6a0 complementary color is Melrose, 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 Cream Brulee are #ffb6a0 and #e8ffa0. Thus found on the left and right of #ffe6a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wax Flower and Jonquil colors as they work well with Equator Glow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Equator Glow palette consists of #b6a0ff and #a0e8ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0b8ff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffe6a0, 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 #ffe6a0 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 Equator Glow. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Equator Glow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffe6a0 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. Equator Glow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a0b8ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0ffe6 and #ffa0b9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffe6a0 is made of 40% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Equator Glow has a hue angle of 44.21°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffe6a0 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 37.25% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffe6a0
RGB Decimal rgb(255,230,160)
RGB Percentage 40%, 36%, 25%
CMYK 0, 9.8, 37.25, 0
HSL hsl(44.21,100%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.21,37.25%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.8603,-1.0732,37.239)
XYZ xyz(75.882,80.3917,44.7754)
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