Flash of Orange is vibrant, 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 | #05f |
| Complementary Color | #0054ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Flash of Orange Color. The Kazakhstan Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cheerful Yellow (#ffc723) for more calm effect. Try Golden Banner as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0054ff is the best complementary color to Flash of Orange. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fa0 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, 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 White are #ff2a00 and #d4ff00. Thus found on the left and right of #fa0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarlet and Electric Lime colors as they work well with Flash of Orange.
The split-complementary Flash of Orange palette consists of #2a00ff and #00d4ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0054ff). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #fa0, 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 #fa0 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 Flash of Orange. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flash of Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Green, and Purple Pizzazz split by 90° on the color wheel. #fa0 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. Flash of Orange tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0054ff) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Torch Red – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0fa and #ff0054.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffaa00 is made of 60% red, 40% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Flash of Orange has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffaa00 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffaa00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,170,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 40%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.33, 100, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(40,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.0751,21.3277,79.7065) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.6147,50.0095,6.7216) |