Prayer Flag 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 | #2a6395 |
| Complementary Color | #69a3d5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Prayer Flag Color. The Dakota Wheat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Honey Robber (#dfbb86) for more energetic effect. Try Splash of Honey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#69a3d5 is the best complementary color to Prayer Flag. 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 #d59c6a complementary color is Danube, 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 Whiskey are #d5696d and #d5d169. Thus found on the left and right of #d59c6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Japonica and Tacha colors as they work well with Prayer Flag.
The split-complementary Prayer Flag palette consists of #696dd5 and #69d5d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69a3d5). Try Moody Blue and Downy colors in combination with #d59c6a, 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 #d59c6a 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 Prayer Flag. Thus Lilac Bush and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prayer Flag contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d59c6a 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. Prayer Flag tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#69a3d5) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69d59c and #d569a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #d59c6a is made of 45% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Prayer Flag has a hue angle of 28.04°, a saturation of 56.02% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d59c6a is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 41.96% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d59c6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,156,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 33%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.35, 41.96, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(28.04,56.02%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.04,50.23%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.7249,15.4343,34.4205) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9306,38.9637,18.9464) |