Candlelight Peach Color

#f8a39d

Candlelight Peach is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #075c62
Complementary Color #9df2f8
Color Shade: mid red (3.96° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.41% (better contrasting with white)
Candlelight Peach Color Sample
Candlelight Peach Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f8a39d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Candlelight Peach Color. The Coral Bells color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Smoked Salmon (#fa8072) for more energetic effect. Try Fruit Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9df2f8 is the best complementary color to Candlelight Peach. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8a39d complementary color is Charlotte, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rose Bud are #f89dc4 and #f8d09d. Thus found on the left and right of #f8a39d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Illusion and Corvette colors as they work well with Candlelight Peach.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Candlelight Peach palette consists of #9dc4f8 and #9df8d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9df2f8). Try Malibu and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f8a39d, 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 #f8a39d offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Candlelight Peach. Thus Portage and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Candlelight Peach contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Charlotte, Gossip, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8a39d square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Candlelight Peach tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#9df2f8) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary Charlotte. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9df8a3 and #f89df2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f8a39d is made of 44% red, 29% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Candlelight Peach has a hue angle of 3.96°, a saturation of 86.67% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8a39d is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 35.68% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #f8a39d
RGB Decimal rgb(248,163,157)
RGB Percentage 44%, 29%, 28%
CMYK 0, 33.33, 35.68, 2.75
HSL hsl(3.96,86.67%,79.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(3.96,36.69%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.1925,30.7695,16.14)
XYZ xyz(57.8944,48.5852,38.2248)
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