Flickering Light 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 | #000e23 |
| Complementary Color | #dceaff |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 93.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Flickering Light Color. The Venus Deathtrap color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Peach Glow (#ffdcac) for more calm effect. Try Lively Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dceaff is the best complementary color to Flickering Light. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fff1dc complementary color is Pattens 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 Peach Cream are #ffdfdc and #fbffdc. Thus found on the left and right of #fff1dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pippin and Cumulus colors as they work well with Flickering Light.
The split-complementary Flickering Light palette consists of #dfdcff and #dcfbff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dceaff). Try Fog and Oyster Bay colors in combination with #fff1dc, 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 #fff1dc 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 Flickering Light. Thus Blue Chalk and Frosted Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flickering Light contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pattens Blue, Snowy Mint, and Pink Lace split by 90° on the color wheel. #fff1dc 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. Flickering Light tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dceaff) and two others. The Frosted Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Rose – 120° from the complementary Pattens Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcfff1 and #ffdcea.
In a RGB color space, hex #fff1dc is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Flickering Light has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 93.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fff1dc is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #fff1dc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,241,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 13.73, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(36,100%,93.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,13.73%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.7215,1.3207,11.8209) |
| XYZ | xyz(85.6136,89.3379,80.4418) |