Opal Fire Color

#e49c86

Opal Fire is pale, 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 #1b6379
Complementary Color #85cee4
Color Shade: mid red (14.04° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.98% (better contrasting with white)
Opal Fire Color Sample
Opal Fire Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e49c86

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Opal Fire Color. The Orangery color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Noble Blush (#e8b9b2) for more calm effect. Try Hematitic Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#85cee4 is the best complementary color to Opal Fire. 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 #e49c86 complementary color is Cornflower, 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 Tonys Pink are #e4859e and #e4cb85. Thus found on the left and right of #e49c86 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Putty colors as they work well with Opal Fire.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Opal Fire palette consists of #859ee4 and #85e4cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#85cee4). Try Portage and Riptide colors in combination with #e49c86, 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 #e49c86 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 Opal Fire. Thus Dull Lavender and Granny Smith Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Opal Fire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Granny Smith Apple, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e49c86 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. Opal Fire tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#85cee4) and two others. The Granny Smith Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #85e49b and #e485ce.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e49c86 is made of 44% red, 30% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Opal Fire has a hue angle of 14.04°, a saturation of 63.51% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e49c86 is made of 0% cyan, 28.23% magenta, 36.86% yellow and 10.59% black ink.

HEX #e49c86
RGB Decimal rgb(228,156,134)
RGB Percentage 44%, 30%, 26%
CMYK 0, 28.23, 36.86, 10.59
HSL hsl(14.04,63.51%,70.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(14.04,41.23%,89.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.8655,24.2668,22.4038)
XYZ xyz(48.1865,41.9921,28.1198)
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