Chinese Lantern 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 | #0f6fa9 |
| Complementary Color | #55b5f0 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Lantern Color. The Bloodletter 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 Ratskin Flesh (#f7b273) for more energetic effect. Try Apricot Sorbet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#55b5f0 is the best complementary color to Chinese Lantern. 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 #f09056 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 Sandy brown are #f05568 and #f0dc55. Thus found on the left and right of #f09056 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Confetti colors as they work well with Chinese Lantern.
The split-complementary Chinese Lantern palette consists of #5568f0 and #55f0dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55b5f0). Try Cornflower Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #f09056, 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 #f09056 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 Chinese Lantern. Thus Cornflower Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Lantern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f09056 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. Chinese Lantern tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#55b5f0) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55f090 and #f055b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #f09056 is made of 51% red, 31% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Lantern has a hue angle of 22.6°, a saturation of 83.7% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f09056 is made of 0% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 60.39% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #f09056 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(240,144,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 31%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 37.65, 60.39, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(22.6,83.7%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.6,64.17%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.8552,31.2749,45.7152) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5882,39.1437,13.8514) |