Flame Pea Color

#da5b38

Flame Pea 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 #25a4c7
Complementary Color #37b6da
Color Shade: mid red (12.96° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.73% (better contrasting with white)
Flame Pea Color Sample
Flame Pea Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #da5b38

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

Complementary Palette

#37b6da is the best complementary color to Flame Pea. 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 #da5b38 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 Flame Pea are #da3765 and #daac37. Thus found on the left and right of #da5b38 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise Red and Anzac colors as they work well with Flame Pea.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flame Pea palette consists of #3765da and #37daac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#37b6da). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #da5b38, 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 #da5b38 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 Pea. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flame Pea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scooter, Atlantis, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #da5b38 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 Pea tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#37b6da) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Scooter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #37da5b and #da37b6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #da5b38 is made of 60% red, 25% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Flame Pea has a hue angle of 12.96°, a saturation of 68.64% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #da5b38 is made of 0% cyan, 49.8% magenta, 63.53% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #da5b38
RGB Decimal rgb(218,91,56)
RGB Percentage 60%, 25%, 15%
CMYK 0, 49.8, 63.53, 14.51
HSL hsl(12.96,68.64%,53.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.96,74.31%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.734,47.8362,44.3591)
XYZ xyz(33.3683,22.6731,6.359)
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