Safflower 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 | #0251bb |
| Complementary Color | #4392fd |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Safflower Color. The Happy Yipee 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 saturated alternative called Carrot Curl (#fe8c18) for more energetic effect. Try Cocktail Hour as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4392fd is the best complementary color to Safflower. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fdae44 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 Yellow Orange are #fd5143 and #effd43. Thus found on the left and right of #fdae44 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sunset Orange and Golden Fizz colors as they work well with Safflower.
The split-complementary Safflower palette consists of #5143fd and #43effd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4392fd). Try Dodger Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #fdae44, 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 #fdae44 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 Safflower. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Safflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fdae44 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. Safflower tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4392fd) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Strawberry – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43fdae and #fd4392.
In a RGB color space, hex #fdae44 is made of 51% red, 35% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Safflower has a hue angle of 34.38°, a saturation of 97.88% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fdae44 is made of 0% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 72.55% yellow and 0.78% black ink.
| HEX | #fdae44 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(253,174,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 35%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.98, 72.55, 0.78 |
| HSL | hsl(34.38,97.88%,62.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.38,73.12%,99.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.0243,19.908,63.3511) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.6875,51.5721,12.4355) |