Falafel is soft, 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 | #58e |
| Complementary Color | #1043aa |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Falafel Color. The Tree Sap 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 saturated alternative called Meteor (#d07d12) for more energetic effect. Try Cobra Leather as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1043aa is the best complementary color to Falafel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a71 complementary color is Tory Blue, 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 White are #aa2a10 and #90aa10. Thus found on the left and right of #a71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tabasco and Pistachio colors as they work well with Falafel.
The split-complementary Falafel palette consists of #2a10aa and #1090aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1043aa). Try Blue Gem and Blue Chill colors in combination with #a71, 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 #a71 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 Falafel. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Falafel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tory Blue, Salem, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #a71 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. Falafel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1043aa) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shiraz – 120° from the complementary Tory Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10aa76 and #aa1043.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa7711 is made of 56% red, 39% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Falafel has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 81.82% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa7711 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 60% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa7711 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,119,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 39%, 6% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 60, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(40,81.82%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,90%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.793,11.9854,56.6955) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2756,21.7802,3.5076) |