Flame Yellow is soft, 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 | #0030b6 |
| Complementary Color | #4878ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Flame Yellow Color. The Orange Quench 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 California Peach (#fcbe6a) for more calm effect. Try Blacksmith Fire as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4878ff is the best complementary color to Flame Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffcf49 complementary color is Dodger Blue, 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 Bright Sun are #ff7348 and #d3ff48. Thus found on the left and right of #ffcf49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral and Golden Fizz colors as they work well with Flame Yellow.
The split-complementary Flame Yellow palette consists of #7448ff and #48d3ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4878ff). Try Electric Violet and Malibu colors in combination with #ffcf49, 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 #ffcf49 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 Flame Yellow. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flame Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffcf49 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. Flame Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4878ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Watermelon – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48ffcf and #ff4878.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffcf49 is made of 48% red, 39% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Flame Yellow has a hue angle of 44.18°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcf49 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 71.37% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffcf49 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,207,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 39%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 71.37, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(44.18,100%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.18,71.37%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.1831,3.8286,69.5766) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.7554,66.3667,15.7004) |