Orange Flambe Color

#a96f55

Orange Flambe is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #5690aa
Complementary Color #558ea9
Color Shade: warm red (18.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.8% (better contrasting with white)
Orange Flambe Color Sample
Orange Flambe Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a96f55

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Flambe Color. The Sedona Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Macaroon (#b38b71) for more calm effect. Try Chasm as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#558ea9 is the best complementary color to Orange Flambe. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a96f55 complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Santa Fe are #a95565 and #a99955. Thus found on the left and right of #a96f55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Limed Oak colors as they work well with Orange Flambe.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orange Flambe palette consists of #5564a9 and #55a999 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#558ea9). Try Waikawa Gray and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a96f55, 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 #a96f55 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orange Flambe. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orange Flambe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Asparagus, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #a96f55 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Orange Flambe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#558ea9) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55a96f and #a9558e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a96f55 is made of 46% red, 30% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Flambe has a hue angle of 18.57°, a saturation of 33.07% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a96f55 is made of 0% cyan, 22.74% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 33.73% black ink.

HEX #a96f55
RGB Decimal rgb(169,111,85)
RGB Percentage 46%, 30%, 23%
CMYK 0, 22.74, 32.94, 33.73
HSL hsl(18.57,33.07%,49.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.57,49.7%,66.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.3531,20.0211,23.8765)
XYZ xyz(23.6863,20.4598,11.2951)
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