Caraway 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 | #5e6b8c |
| Complementary Color | #727fa1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Caraway Color. The Downing Earth 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 Pie Safe (#877a64) for more calm effect. Try Mission Trail as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#727fa1 is the best complementary color to Caraway. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a19473 complementary color is Lynch, 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 Donkey Brown are #a17d72 and #96a172. Thus found on the left and right of #a19473 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Gurkha colors as they work well with Caraway.
The split-complementary Caraway palette consists of #7d72a1 and #7296a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#727fa1). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #a19473, 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 #a19473 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 Caraway. Thus Trendy Pink and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caraway contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Oxley, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a19473 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. Caraway tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#727fa1) and two others. The Sea Nymph is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72a194 and #a1727f.
In a RGB color space, hex #a19473 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Caraway has a hue angle of 43.04°, a saturation of 19.66% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a19473 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #a19473 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,148,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 18.04, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(43.04,19.66%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.04,28.57%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.6496,-0.4965,19.2249) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3824,29.9947,20.5133) |