Freesia is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0c3ed3 |
| Complementary Color | #2c5df3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Freesia Color. The Summer Glow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Gorse (#fde336) for more energetic effect. Try Koromiko as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2c5df3 is the best complementary color to Freesia. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3c12c complementary color is Blue Ribbon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Saffron are #f35d2c and #c1f32c. Thus found on the left and right of #f3c12c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flamingo and Las Palmas colors as they work well with Freesia.
The split-complementary Freesia palette consists of #5d2cf3 and #2cc1f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c5df3). Try Electric Violet and Picton Blue colors in combination with #f3c12c, 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 #f3c12c offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Freesia. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Freesia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3c12c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Freesia tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2c5df3) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Radical Red – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2cf3c1 and #f32c5d.
In a RGB color space, hex #f3c12c is made of 51% red, 40% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Freesia has a hue angle of 44.92°, a saturation of 89.24% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3c12c is made of 0% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 78.04% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #f3c12c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(243,193,44) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 40%, 9% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.6, 78.04, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(44.92,89.24%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.92,81.89%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.3909,4.8995,74.5332) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4867,57.3765,10.4805) |