Carafe is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #a2b8c5 |
| Complementary Color | #39505d |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carafe Color. The Rich Walnut color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Outback Brown (#7e5d47) for more energetic effect. Try Shiitake Mushroom as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#39505d is the best complementary color to Carafe. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5d473a complementary color is Oxford Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #5d393e and #5d5839. Thus found on the left and right of #5d473a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Hemlock colors as they work well with Carafe.
The split-complementary Carafe palette consists of #393e5d and #395d58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#39505d). Try Oxford Blue and Mineral Green colors in combination with #5d473a, 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 #5d473a offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Carafe. Thus Mulled Wine and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carafe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oxford Blue, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d473a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Carafe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#39505d) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Oxford Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #395d47 and #5d3950.
In a RGB color space, hex #5d473a is made of 42% red, 32% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Carafe has a hue angle of 22.29°, a saturation of 23.18% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d473a is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #5d473a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,71,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 32%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 13.72, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(22.29,23.18%,29.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.29,37.63%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.1215,7.3351,11.4246) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5312,7.1391,4.984) |