Fēi Hóng Scarlet Color

#fe420f

Fēi Hóng Scarlet is vivid, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #01bdf0
Complementary Color #0fcbfd
Color Shade: mid red (12.8° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.75% (better contrasting with white)
Fēi Hóng Scarlet Color Sample
Fēi Hóng Scarlet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fe420f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fēi Hóng Scarlet Color. The Crayola Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hóng Bǎo Shū Red (#e02006) for more calm effect. Try Synthetic Pumpkin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#0fcbfd is the best complementary color to Fēi Hóng Scarlet. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fe420f complementary color is Bright Turquoise, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Vermilion are #fd0f53 and #fdb90f. Thus found on the left and right of #fe420f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Torch Red and Sun colors as they work well with Fēi Hóng Scarlet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fēi Hóng Scarlet palette consists of #0f53fd and #0ffdb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0fcbfd). Try Blue Ribbon and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #fe420f, 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 #fe420f offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fēi Hóng Scarlet. Thus Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fēi Hóng Scarlet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Bright Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #fe420f square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Fēi Hóng Scarlet tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#0fcbfd) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking Pink – 120° from the complementary Bright Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0ffd42 and #fd0fca.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fe420f is made of 76% red, 20% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Fēi Hóng Scarlet has a hue angle of 12.8°, a saturation of 99.17% and a lightness of 52.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fe420f is made of 0% cyan, 73.73% magenta, 93.73% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #fe420f
RGB Decimal rgb(254,66,15)
RGB Percentage 76%, 20%, 4%
CMYK 0, 73.73, 93.73, 0.39
HSL hsl(12.8,99.17%,52.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.8,94.09%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.0771,68.5738,65.4795)
XYZ xyz(42.9075,25.0017,3.0163)
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