Dash of Curry Color

#ca6e5f

Dash of Curry is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #3591a0
Complementary Color #5fbac9
Color Shade: mid red (8.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Dash of Curry Color Sample
Dash of Curry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ca6e5f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dash of Curry Color. The Conker color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orange Essential (#d1907c) for more calm effect. Try Deep Chestnut as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5fbac9 is the best complementary color to Dash of Curry. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ca6e5f complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chestnut Rose are #c95f85 and #c9a35f. Thus found on the left and right of #ca6e5f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Sundance colors as they work well with Dash of Curry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dash of Curry palette consists of #5f85c9 and #5fc9a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5fbac9). Try Danube and Downy colors in combination with #ca6e5f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ca6e5f offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dash of Curry. Thus Blue Marguerite and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dash of Curry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca6e5f square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dash of Curry tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#5fbac9) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5fc96e and #c95fba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ca6e5f is made of 50% red, 27% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Dash of Curry has a hue angle of 8.41°, a saturation of 50.23% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca6e5f is made of 0% cyan, 36.08% magenta, 41.97% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #ca6e5f
RGB Decimal rgb(202,110,95)
RGB Percentage 50%, 27%, 23%
CMYK 0, 36.08, 41.97, 20.78
HSL hsl(8.41,50.23%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.41,52.97%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.6192,34.8168,24.56)
XYZ xyz(31.9986,24.5346,13.8756)
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