Cartwheel 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 | #99aac8 |
| Complementary Color | #374766 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cartwheel Color. The By Gum color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Muskrat (#7e6f4f) for more calm effect. Try Go Ben as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#374766 is the best complementary color to Cartwheel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #665537 complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, 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 Yellow Metal are #663d37 and #5f6637. Thus found on the left and right of #665537 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Verdigris colors as they work well with Cartwheel.
The split-complementary Cartwheel palette consists of #3d3766 and #375f66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#374766). Try Martinique and William colors in combination with #665537, 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 #665537 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 Cartwheel. Thus Bossanova and Stromboli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cartwheel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Killarney, and Cosmic split by 90° on the color wheel. #665537 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. Cartwheel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#374766) and two others. The Stromboli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #376655 and #663748.
In a RGB color space, hex #665537 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Cartwheel has a hue angle of 38.3°, a saturation of 29.94% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #665537 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #665537 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,85,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 18.43, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(38.3,29.94%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.3,46.08%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.1103,2.4443,20.0904) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4176,9.5976,4.9706) |