Candle Light Color

#ddc1a6

Candle Light is pale, 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 #223e59
Complementary Color #a5c2dd
Color Shade: warm red (29.45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.88% (better contrasting with white)
Candle Light Color Sample
Candle Light Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddc1a6

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Candle Light Color. The Castle Ridge color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Coronado Dunes (#d5a68d) for more energetic effect. Try Muscovite as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a5c2dd is the best complementary color to Candle Light. 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 #ddc1a6 complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Cameo are #dda5a6 and #dddca5. Thus found on the left and right of #ddc1a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Sapling colors as they work well with Candle Light.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Candle Light palette consists of #a5a6dd and #a5dddc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5c2dd). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #ddc1a6, 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 #ddc1a6 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 Candle Light. Thus Light Wisteria and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Candle Light contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddc1a6 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. Candle Light tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a5c2dd) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5ddc1 and #dda5c2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddc1a6 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Candle Light has a hue angle of 29.45°, a saturation of 44.72% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddc1a6 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddc1a6
RGB Decimal rgb(221,193,166)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 21.57, 13.33
HSL hsl(29.45,44.72%,75.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.45,24.89%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.7645,5.8179,17.251)
XYZ xyz(55.7717,56.2653,43.9972)
;