Blaze is soft, 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 | #0573b0 |
| Complementary Color | #4fbcf9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Blaze Color. The Outrageous Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blazing Orange (#ffa64f) for more energetic effect. Try Isn't It Just Peachy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4fbcf9 is the best complementary color to Blaze. 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 #fa8c4f complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tan Hide are #f94f67 and #f9e14f. Thus found on the left and right of #fa8c4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Energy Yellow colors as they work well with Blaze.
The split-complementary Blaze palette consists of #4f67f9 and #4ff9e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4fbcf9). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fa8c4f, 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 #fa8c4f 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 Blaze. Thus Electric Violet and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blaze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fa8c4f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blaze tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4fbcf9) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ff98c and #f94fbc.
In a RGB color space, hex #fa8c4f is made of 53% red, 30% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Blaze has a hue angle of 21.4°, a saturation of 94.48% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fa8c4f is made of 0% cyan, 43.14% magenta, 67.06% yellow and 1.96% black ink.
| HEX | #fa8c4f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(250,140,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 30%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 43.14, 67.06, 1.96 |
| HSL | hsl(21.4,94.48%,64.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.4,68.4%,98.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.2157,36.8925,49.9732) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.2137,39.6447,12.4028) |