Torchlight Color

#ffc985

Torchlight is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #00367a
Complementary Color #84baff
Color Shade: orange (33.44° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.08% (better contrasting with black)
Torchlight Color Sample
Torchlight Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffc985

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Torchlight Color. The Curtsy 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 Butter Creme (#fee5ba) for more calm effect. Try Lemon Whip as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#84baff is the best complementary color to Torchlight. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffc985 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chardonnay are #ff8b84 and #f8ff84. Thus found on the left and right of #ffc985 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vivid Tangerine and Dolly colors as they work well with Torchlight.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Torchlight palette consists of #8b84ff and #84f8ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84baff). Try Malibu and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffc985, 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 #ffc985 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 Torchlight. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Torchlight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffc985 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Torchlight tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#84baff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tickle Me Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84ffc8 and #ff84ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffc985 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Torchlight has a hue angle of 33.44°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 76.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffc985 is made of 0% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 47.84% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffc985
RGB Decimal rgb(255,201,133)
RGB Percentage 43%, 34%, 23%
CMYK 0, 21.18, 47.84, 0
HSL hsl(33.44,100%,76.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.44,47.84%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.3427,11.056,41.1696)
XYZ xyz(66.3603,64.7267,31.1862)
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