Flare is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0350ad |
| Complementary Color | #519efc |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Flare Color. The Mango Madness color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Banana Bread (#ffcf73) for more energetic effect. Try Instant Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#519efc is the best complementary color to Flare. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fcaf52 complementary color is Dodger Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Texas Rose are #fc5951 and #f4fc51. Thus found on the left and right of #fcaf52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Canary colors as they work well with Flare.
The split-complementary Flare palette consists of #5951fc and #51f4fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#519efc). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fcaf52, 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 #fcaf52 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 Flare. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flare contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Pink Flamingo split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcaf52 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flare tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#519efc) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51fcaf and #fc519f.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcaf52 is made of 50% red, 34% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Flare has a hue angle of 32.82°, a saturation of 96.59% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcaf52 is made of 0% cyan, 30.19% magenta, 66.66% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcaf52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,175,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 34%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.19, 66.66, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(32.82,96.59%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.82,67.46%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.2597,19.6602,57.4789) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.9978,51.9646,15.0087) |