Karaka is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #e1e9f6 |
| Complementary Color | #09111e |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 7.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Karaka Color. The El Paso color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Crowshead (#1c1208) for more energetic effect. Try Mikado as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#09111e is the best complementary color to Karaka. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1e1609 complementary color is Ebony, 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 Karaka are #1e0b09 and #1b1e09. Thus found on the left and right of #1e1609 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Asphalt and Green Waterloo colors as they work well with Karaka.
The split-complementary Karaka palette consists of #0b091e and #091b1e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#09111e). Try Ebony and Firefly colors in combination with #1e1609, 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 #1e1609 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 Karaka. Thus Haiti and Black Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Karaka contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebony, Palm Green, and Coffee Bean split by 90° on the color wheel. #1e1609 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. Karaka tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#09111e) and two others. The Black Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coffee Bean – 120° from the complementary Ebony. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #091e16 and #1e0910.
In a RGB color space, hex #1e1609 is made of 49% red, 36% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Karaka has a hue angle of 37.14°, a saturation of 53.85% and a lightness of 7.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1e1609 is made of 0% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 88.24% black ink.
| HEX | #1e1609 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(30,22,9) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 36%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.13, 8.23, 88.24 |
| HSL | hsl(37.14,53.85%,7.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.14,70%,11.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(7.8547,1.8353,8.1023) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.8716,0.8696,0.3803) |