Carob Chip is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #a5b7b4 |
| Complementary Color | #475a57 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (350° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carob Chip Color. The Madder color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Stravinsky Pink (#77515a) for more energetic effect. Try Rule Breaker as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#475a57 is the best complementary color to Carob Chip. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a484b complementary color is Nandor, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Don Juan are #5a4753 and #5a4d47. Thus found on the left and right of #5a484b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Kabul colors as they work well with Carob Chip.
The split-complementary Carob Chip palette consists of #47535a and #475a4d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#475a57). Try River Bed and Nandor colors in combination with #5a484b, 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 #5a484b offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Carob Chip. Thus Trout and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carob Chip contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nandor, Finch, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a484b square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Carob Chip tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#475a57) and two others. The Gray Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mortar – 120° from the complementary Nandor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a5a47 and #57475a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a484b is made of 38% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Carob Chip has a hue angle of 350°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a484b is made of 0% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #5a484b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,72,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 30%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.05, 5.88, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(350,11.11%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(350,20%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.5166,8.1933,1.0951) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8038,7.3164,7.6575) |