Flashlight Color

#f9eed6

Flashlight 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 #061129
Complementary Color #d6e1f9
Color Shade: orange (41.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.78% (better contrasting with black)
Flashlight Color Sample
Flashlight Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9eed6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Flashlight Color. The Muscadine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Autumn Blonde (#eed0ae) for more calm effect. Try Vanilla as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d6e1f9 is the best complementary color to Flashlight. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9eed6 complementary color is Tropical 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 Citrine White are #f9dcd6 and #f2f9d6. Thus found on the left and right of #f9eed6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Azalea and Citrine White colors as they work well with Flashlight.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flashlight palette consists of #dcd6f9 and #d6f2f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6e1f9). Try Moon Raker and Humming Bird colors in combination with #f9eed6, 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 #f9eed6 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 Flashlight. Thus Moon Raker and White Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flashlight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Blue Romance, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9eed6 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. Flashlight tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d6e1f9) and two others. The White Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6f9ee and #f9d6e1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9eed6 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Flashlight has a hue angle of 41.14°, a saturation of 74.47% and a lightness of 90.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9eed6 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9eed6
RGB Decimal rgb(249,238,214)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 4.32, 13.73, 2.35
HSL hsl(41.14,74.47%,90.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.14,14.06%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.3738,-0.1901,12.9386)
XYZ xyz(81.7791,86.1438,75.9355)
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