Igniting Color

#f4d69a

Igniting is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #0b2965
Complementary Color #9ab7f4
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.04% (better contrasting with black)
Igniting Color Sample
Igniting Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f4d69a

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Igniting Color. The Braided Mat color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Daybreak Sun (#f7eecb) for more calm effect. Try Sand Dollar White as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9ab7f4 is the best complementary color to Igniting. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f4d69a complementary color is Jordy Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of New Orleans are #f4a99a and #e4f49a. Thus found on the left and right of #f4d69a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Igniting.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Igniting palette consists of #a89af4 and #9ae4f4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ab7f4). Try Portage and Sail colors in combination with #f4d69a, 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 #f4d69a 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 Igniting. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Igniting contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Magic Mint, and Illusion split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4d69a square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Igniting tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ab7f4) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wewak – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9af4d6 and #f49ab7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f4d69a is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Igniting has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 80.36% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4d69a is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 35.3% yellow and 4.31% black ink.

HEX #f4d69a
RGB Decimal rgb(244,214,154)
RGB Percentage 40%, 35%, 25%
CMYK 0, 11.77, 35.3, 4.31
HSL hsl(40,80.36%,78.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,36.89%,95.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.8295,2.1727,33.4863)
XYZ xyz(67.1875,69.6593,40.4763)
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