Blaze Orange Color

#fe6700

Blaze Orange is vivid, 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 #0198ff
Complementary Color #0096fe
Color Shade: warm red (24.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.8% (better contrasting with white)
Blaze Orange Color Sample
Blaze Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fe6700

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Blaze Orange Color. The Flame Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Instant Orange (#ff8d28) for more calm effect. Try Mikan Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0096fe is the best complementary color to Blaze 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 #fe6700 complementary color is Azure Radiance, 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 Blaze Orange are #fe0018 and #fee500. Thus found on the left and right of #fe6700 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red and Turbo colors as they work well with Blaze Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blaze Orange palette consists of #0017fe and #00fee6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0096fe). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #fe6700, 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 #fe6700 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 Orange. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blaze Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure Radiance, Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #fe6700 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. Blaze Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#0096fe) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hollywood Cerise – 120° from the complementary Azure Radiance. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00fe67 and #fe0097.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fe6700 is made of 71% red, 29% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Blaze Orange has a hue angle of 24.33°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fe6700 is made of 0% cyan, 59.22% magenta, 99.61% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #fe6700
RGB Decimal rgb(254,103,0)
RGB Percentage 71%, 29%, 0%
CMYK 0, 59.22, 99.61, 0.39
HSL hsl(24.33,100%,49.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.33,100%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.3141,54.2138,71.2542)
XYZ xyz(45.7233,30.7713,3.5296)
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