Tangerine Flake is soft, 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 | #1a80a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5ac1e5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tangerine Flake Color. The Flame Stitch color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ridgeback (#ef985c) for more energetic effect. Try Untamed Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5ac1e5 is the best complementary color to Tangerine Flake. 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 #e57f5b complementary color is Picton Blue, 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 Terracotta are #e55a7b and #e5c45a. Thus found on the left and right of #e57f5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandy and Equator colors as they work well with Tangerine Flake.
The split-complementary Tangerine Flake palette consists of #5a7be5 and #5ae5c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5ac1e5). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e57f5b, 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 #e57f5b 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 Tangerine Flake. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tangerine Flake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e57f5b 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. Tangerine Flake tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5ac1e5) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ae57e and #e55ac1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e57f5b is made of 51% red, 28% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Tangerine Flake has a hue angle of 15.65°, a saturation of 72.63% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e57f5b is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 54.11% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e57f5b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,127,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 28%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 40, 54.11, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(15.65,72.63%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.65,60.26%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.8293,36.1131,36.7255) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7908,32.5921,13.9858) |