Turmeric is calm, 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 | #516fbe |
| Complementary Color | #415eae |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Turmeric Color. The Victorian Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cognac Tint (#a17b49) for more calm effect. Try Gimblet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#415eae is the best complementary color to Turmeric. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae9041 complementary color is San Marino, 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 Driftwood are #ae5941 and #95ae41. Thus found on the left and right of #ae9041 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brown Rust and Sushi colors as they work well with Turmeric.
The split-complementary Turmeric palette consists of #5941ae and #4195ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#415eae). Try Royal Purple and Boston Blue colors in combination with #ae9041, 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 #ae9041 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 Turmeric. Thus Studio and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turmeric contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae9041 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. Turmeric tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#415eae) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Pink – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41ae90 and #ae415f.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae9041 is made of 45% red, 38% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Turmeric has a hue angle of 43.49°, a saturation of 45.61% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae9041 is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 42.75% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae9041 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,144,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 38%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.77, 42.75, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(43.49,45.61%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.49,62.64%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.069,2.0085,45.2248) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.383,29.3268,9.1657) |