Candle Glow is pale, 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 | #00173c |
| Complementary Color | #c3daff |
| Color Shade: | orange (37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Candle Glow Color. The Melon Sprinkle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Day Lily (#fff9ec) for more calm effect. Try Peach Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c3daff is the best complementary color to Candle Glow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffe8c3 complementary color is Periwinkle, 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 Sandy Beach are #ffcac3 and #f8ffc3. Thus found on the left and right of #ffe8c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Your Pink and Australian Mint colors as they work well with Candle Glow.
The split-complementary Candle Glow palette consists of #c9c3ff and #c3f7ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3daff). Try Melrose and Onahau colors in combination with #ffe8c3, 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 #ffe8c3 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 Candle Glow. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Candle Glow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle, Snowy Mint, and Pink Lace split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffe8c3 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. Candle Glow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c3daff) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Candy – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3ffe8 and #ffc3d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffe8c3 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Candle Glow has a hue angle of 37°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 88.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffe8c3 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffe8c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,232,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 23.53, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(37,100%,88.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37,23.53%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.9765,2.2547,20.864) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.9469,82.9134,63.42) |