Flickering Flame 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 | #5591b6 |
| Complementary Color | #4984aa |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Flickering Flame Color. The Seville Scarlet color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Roman Coin (#ac8760) for more calm effect. Try Vaquero Boots as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4984aa is the best complementary color to Flickering Flame. 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 #aa6e49 complementary color is Steel Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cape Palliser are #aa4954 and #aa9e49. Thus found on the left and right of #aa6e49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Pink and Husk colors as they work well with Flickering Flame.
The split-complementary Flickering Flame palette consists of #4954aa and #49aa9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4984aa). Try San Marino and Tradewind colors in combination with #aa6e49, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #aa6e49 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 Flickering Flame. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flickering Flame contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa6e49 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flickering Flame tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4984aa) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49aa6e and #aa4984.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa6e49 is made of 48% red, 31% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Flickering Flame has a hue angle of 22.89°, a saturation of 39.92% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa6e49 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa6e49 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,110,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 31%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.53, 38.04, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(22.89,39.92%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.89,57.06%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.0389,19.9063,30.293) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3561,20.1789,8.9673) |