Carrot Cake is soft, 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 | #4090ce |
| Complementary Color | #3080bf |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carrot Cake Color. The Colonel Mustard color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gingerbread Crumble (#9c5e33) for more calm effect. Try Brown Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3080bf is the best complementary color to Carrot Cake. 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 #bf6f31 complementary color is Mariner, 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 Copper are #bf3039 and #bfb630. Thus found on the left and right of #bf6f31 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brick Red and Earls Green colors as they work well with Carrot Cake.
The split-complementary Carrot Cake palette consists of #3039bf and #30bfb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3080bf). Try Governor Bay and Shamrock colors in combination with #bf6f31, 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 #bf6f31 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 Carrot Cake. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carrot Cake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Apple, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf6f31 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. Carrot Cake tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3080bf) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #30bf6f and #bf3080.
In a RGB color space, hex #bf6f31 is made of 54% red, 32% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Carrot Cake has a hue angle of 26.2°, a saturation of 59.17% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf6f31 is made of 0% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 55.68% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bf6f31 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,111,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 32%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.37, 55.68, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(26.2,59.17%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.2,74.35%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.7277,26.738,46.6072) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7247,22.667,5.8196) |