Flan 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 | #091c4b |
| Complementary Color | #b3c7f6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Flan Color. The Ginger Root Peel 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 Long Beach (#faefdf) for more calm effect. Try Light Shōshin Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b3c7f6 is the best complementary color to Flan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6e3b4 complementary color is Perano, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wheat are #f6c1b3 and #e8f6b3. Thus found on the left and right of #f6e3b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Gossip colors as they work well with Flan.
The split-complementary Flan palette consists of #c1b3f6 and #b3e8f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3c7f6). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #f6e3b4, 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 #f6e3b4 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 Flan. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Magic Mint, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6e3b4 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b3c7f6) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3f6e3 and #f6b3c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #f6e3b4 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Flan has a hue angle of 42.73°, a saturation of 78.57% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6e3b4 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 3.53% black ink.
| HEX | #f6e3b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(246,227,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 25.88, 3.53 |
| HSL | hsl(42.73,78.57%,83.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.73,26.83%,96.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.7006,-0.5358,25.3476) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.7133,77.8263,54.3169) |