Fire Bolt Color

#cc4411

Fire Bolt is vivid, 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 #3be
Complementary Color #1098cc
Color Shade: warm red (16.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.33% (better contrasting with white)
Fire Bolt Color Sample
Fire Bolt Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc4411

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fire Bolt Color. The Enfield Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called China Red (#ad2b10) for more calm effect. Try Powdered Coffee as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1098cc is the best complementary color to Fire Bolt. 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 #c41 complementary color is Cerulean, 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 White are #cc103b and #cca110. Thus found on the left and right of #c41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crimson and Pizza colors as they work well with Fire Bolt.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fire Bolt palette consists of #103bcc and #10cca1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1098cc). Try Persian Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #c41, 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 #c41 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 Fire Bolt. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fire Bolt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean, Christi, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c41 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. Fire Bolt tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1098cc) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Cerulean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10cc44 and #cc1099.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc4411 is made of 71% red, 24% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Fire Bolt has a hue angle of 16.36°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc4411 is made of 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc4411
RGB Decimal rgb(204,68,17)
RGB Percentage 71%, 24%, 6%
CMYK 0, 53.33, 73.33, 20
HSL hsl(16.36,84.62%,43.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.36,91.67%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.2753,51.9198,54.8427)
XYZ xyz(27.0701,17.0121,2.3872)
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