Wax Flower is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #003f57 |
| Complementary Color | #a7e6ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.94% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wax Flower Color. The Shān Hú Hóng Coral color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Obtrusive Orange (#ffb077) for more calm effect. Try Peach's Daydream as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a7e6ff is the best complementary color to Wax Flower. 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 #ffc0a8 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wax Flower are #ffa7bb and #ffeba7. Thus found on the left and right of #ffc0a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation Pink and Vis Vis colors as they work well with Wax Flower.
The split-complementary Wax Flower palette consists of #a7bbff and #a7ffeb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7e6ff). Try Melrose and Aero Blue colors in combination with #ffc0a8, 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 #ffc0a8 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 Wax Flower. Thus Melrose and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wax Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffc0a8 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wax Flower tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a7e6ff) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7ffc0 and #ffa7e7.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffc0a8 is made of 41% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Wax Flower has a hue angle of 16.55°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 82.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffc0a8 is made of 0% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffc0a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,192,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 31%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.71, 34.12, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(16.55,100%,82.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.55,34.12%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.7997,19.4761,20.8937) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.1575,61.7864,45.4322) |