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Description and conversion results of color rgb (255, 117, 56)

It is a bright neon orange color having an approximate luminance of 65%. It has a hue value of 18° indicating that this is a warm color.

 

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Orange (Crayola), Mandarin, Red-orange (Crayola), Orange-red, Mango Tango, Coral, Safety Orange (blaze Orange), Pumpkin, Orange (Pantone) and Outrageous Orange. A bit below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color rgb (255, 117, 56) to rgb, hexadecimal, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz colorspaces. Each format represents the same color.

rgb (255, 117, 56) #ff7538 hsl (18.4, 100%, 61%) hsv (18.4, 78%, 100%) lab (65.2, 49.1, 56.9) xyz (48.3, 34.3, 7.8)

The rgb, hexadecimal and hsl values can be used in webpages to define the colors of different objects. You can select a value easily by clicking on it.

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Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

In real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following table contains the nearest matching standard colors.

The left side contains the reference color, while the right side shows the matched color. For each item there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy corresponding paints.

   Pantone 16-1364 TPGBUY PAINT >>
   Pantone 164 CBUY PAINT >>
   Pantone Orange 021 UBUY PAINT >>
   RAL 380-6BUY PAINT >>
   RAL 380-5BUY PAINT >>
   RAL 2008BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6886BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6885BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6634BUY PAINT >>

Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to rgb (255, 117, 56) respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base color. This process results a scale from a bright neon orange color to white. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.


This color scale contains similar colors to Atomic Tangerine, Light Salmon, Strawberry Blonde, Dark Salmon, Melon, Vivid Tangerine, Tumbleweed, Apricot, Unbleached Silk, Desert Sand, Peach (Crayola), Champagne Pink, Seashell, Misty Rose and Linen.


Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base color. This process results a scale from a bright neon orange color to black. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.


This color scale contains similar colors to Sinopia, Rust, Mahogany, Syracuse Orange, Fuzzy Wuzzy, Russet, Saddle Brown, Sienna, Seal Brown, Caput Mortuum, Liver (organ), Café Noir, Bistre, Black Chocolate, Black Coffee and Old Burgundy.


Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base color. This process results a scale from a bright neon orange color to gray. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.


This color scale contains similar colors to Mandarin, Coral, Mango Tango, Burnt Sienna, Copper (Crayola), Middle Red, Raw Sienna, Dark Salmon, Antique Brass, Grullo, Silver Pink, Tuscany and Cinereous.

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively.

In the following tables these color schemes are present.


Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.




This color scale contains warm colors. There are variants of rose, red and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Antique Ruby, Burgundy, Light Coral, Salmon Pink, Sienna, Kobe, Mango Tango, Strawberry Blonde, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Dark Brown, Gamboge and Marigold.


Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.


This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of orange and cyan colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Syracuse Orange, Sinopia, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Cerulean (Crayola) and Maximum Blue.


Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.



This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of orange, azure, blue, cyan and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Syracuse Orange, Sinopia, Dark Cornflower Blue, Cobalt Blue, Cornflower Blue, Little Boy Blue, Castleton Green, Blue-green (color Wheel), Mountain Meadow and Ocean Green.


Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.




This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of orange, green, cyan, violet and magenta colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Syracuse Orange, Sinopia, Lincoln Green, Dark Green (X11), Dark Pastel Green, Lime Green, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Cerulean (Crayola), Maximum Blue, Purple, Violet (RYB), Heliotrope and Bright Lilac.

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