Flame Stitch Color

#d65d45

Flame Stitch is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #29a2ba
Complementary Color #44bdd6
Color Shade: mid red (9.93° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.49% (better contrasting with white)
Flame Stitch Color Sample
Flame Stitch Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d65d45

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Flame Stitch Color. The Tangerine Flake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Poinciana (#ca3422) for more energetic effect. Try Coral Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#44bdd6 is the best complementary color to Flame Stitch. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d65d45 complementary color is Scooter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Red Damask are #d64475 and #d6a544. Thus found on the left and right of #d65d45 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cabaret and Old Gold colors as they work well with Flame Stitch.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flame Stitch palette consists of #4475d6 and #44d6a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44bdd6). Try Havelock Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #d65d45, 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 #d65d45 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Flame Stitch. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flame Stitch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scooter, Atlantis, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #d65d45 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Flame Stitch tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#44bdd6) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Scooter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #44d65d and #d644bd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d65d45 is made of 57% red, 25% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Flame Stitch has a hue angle of 9.93°, a saturation of 63.88% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d65d45 is made of 0% cyan, 47.45% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #d65d45
RGB Decimal rgb(214,93,69)
RGB Percentage 57%, 25%, 18%
CMYK 0, 47.45, 56.86, 16.08
HSL hsl(9.93,63.88%,55.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(9.93,67.76%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.6105,46.0697,37.0802)
XYZ xyz(32.7201,22.5545,8.2591)
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