Turmeric Brown 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 | #3e7ee9 |
| Complementary Color | #1656c1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Turmeric Brown Color. The Manticore Wing 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 Zamesi Desert (#dda026) for more calm effect. Try Thai Curry as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1656c1 is the best complementary color to Turmeric Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c18116 complementary color is Denim, 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 Pizza are #c12b16 and #abc116. Thus found on the left and right of #c18116 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunderbird and La Rioja colors as they work well with Turmeric Brown.
The split-complementary Turmeric Brown palette consists of #2b16c1 and #16abc1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1656c1). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #c18116, 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 #c18116 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 Brown. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turmeric Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Malachite, and Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c18116 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 Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1656c1) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maroon Flush – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #16c180 and #c11655.
In a RGB color space, hex #c18116 is made of 56% red, 38% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Turmeric Brown has a hue angle of 37.54°, a saturation of 79.53% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c18116 is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 67.06% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #c18116 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,129,22) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 38%, 6% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.1, 67.06, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(37.54,79.53%,42.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.54,88.6%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.063,16.8374,60.7422) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9874,27.0959,4.4086) |