Poppy Glow Color

#f18c49

Poppy Glow 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 #0e73b6
Complementary Color #49adf1
Color Shade: warm red (23.93° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.57% (better contrasting with white)
Poppy Glow Color Sample
Poppy Glow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f18c49

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Poppy Glow Color. The Mandarin Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Yáng Chéng Orange (#f1a141) for more energetic effect. Try Akakō Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#49adf1 is the best complementary color to Poppy Glow. 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 #f18c49 complementary color is Picton Blue, 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 Jaffa are #f14959 and #f1e049. Thus found on the left and right of #f18c49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Starship colors as they work well with Poppy Glow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Poppy Glow palette consists of #4959f1 and #49f1e0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49adf1). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #f18c49, 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 #f18c49 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 Poppy Glow. Thus Electric Violet and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Poppy Glow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f18c49 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. Poppy Glow tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#49adf1) 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 #49f18c and #f149ae.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f18c49 is made of 53% red, 31% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Poppy Glow has a hue angle of 23.93°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f18c49 is made of 0% cyan, 39.61% magenta, 65.88% yellow and 5.49% black ink.

HEX #f18c49
RGB Decimal rgb(241,140,73)
RGB Percentage 53%, 31%, 16%
CMYK 0, 39.61, 65.88, 5.49
HSL hsl(23.93,85.71%,61.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(23.93,69.71%,94.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.9749,33.0237,51.1965)
XYZ xyz(46.8563,37.938,11.1565)
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