Flame Orange Color

#fb8b23

Flame Orange is vibrant, 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 #0474dc
Complementary Color #2392fb
Color Shade: warm red (28.89° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.08% (better contrasting with white)
Flame Orange Color Sample
Flame Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fb8b23

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Flame Orange Color. The Pico Orange 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 saturated alternative called Burtuqali Orange (#ff6700) for more energetic effect. Try Pumpkin Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2392fb is the best complementary color to Flame Orange. 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 #fb8b23 complementary color is Dodger Blue, 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 Tree Poppy are #fb2326 and #fbf723. Thus found on the left and right of #fb8b23 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Torch Red and Broom colors as they work well with Flame Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flame Orange palette consists of #2327fb and #23fbf7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2392fb). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #fb8b23, 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 #fb8b23 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 Flame Orange. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flame Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Harlequin, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fb8b23 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. Flame Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2392fb) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Rose – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #23fb8b and #fb2392.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fb8b23 is made of 59% red, 33% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Flame Orange has a hue angle of 28.89°, a saturation of 96.43% and a lightness of 56.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fb8b23 is made of 0% cyan, 43.92% magenta, 84.7% yellow and 1.57% black ink.

HEX #fb8b23
RGB Decimal rgb(251,139,35)
RGB Percentage 59%, 33%, 8%
CMYK 0, 43.92, 84.7, 1.57
HSL hsl(28.89,96.43%,56.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.89,86.06%,98.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.8206,36.1821,67.9293)
XYZ xyz(49.3197,39.0958,6.5369)
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