Burning Coals Color

#f79d72

Burning Coals is calm, 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 #08628d
Complementary Color #72cbf6
Color Shade: warm red (19.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.78% (better contrasting with white)
Burning Coals Color Sample
Burning Coals Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f79d72

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Burning Coals Color. The Adventure Island Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Temple of Orange (#ee7755) for more calm effect. Try Sunset Papaya as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#72cbf6 is the best complementary color to Burning Coals. 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 #f79d72 complementary color is Malibu, 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 Sandy brown are #f67289 and #f6df72. Thus found on the left and right of #f79d72 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Froly and Portica colors as they work well with Burning Coals.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Burning Coals palette consists of #7289f6 and #72f6df colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#72cbf6). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #f79d72, 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 #f79d72 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 Burning Coals. Thus Portage and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Burning Coals contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f79d72 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. Burning Coals tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#72cbf6) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72f69d and #f672cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f79d72 is made of 48% red, 30% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Burning Coals has a hue angle of 19.4°, a saturation of 89.26% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f79d72 is made of 0% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 52.15% yellow and 3.14% black ink.

HEX #f79d72
RGB Decimal rgb(247,157,114)
RGB Percentage 48%, 30%, 22%
CMYK 0, 35.29, 52.15, 3.14
HSL hsl(19.4,89.26%,70.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.4,53.85%,96.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.9597,29.2634,36.3616)
XYZ xyz(53.452,45.103,21.8081)
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