Turmeric Red 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 | #3585bf |
| Complementary Color | #408fc9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Turmeric Red Color. The Camel Brown 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 saturated alternative called Gold Varnish Brown (#b95e33) for more energetic effect. Try Clove Dye as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#408fc9 is the best complementary color to Turmeric Red. 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 #ca7a40 complementary color is Boston Blue, 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 Raw Sienna are #c9404a and #c9be40. Thus found on the left and right of #ca7a40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Earls Green colors as they work well with Turmeric Red.
The split-complementary Turmeric Red palette consists of #404ac9 and #40c9bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#408fc9). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #ca7a40, 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 #ca7a40 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 Turmeric Red. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turmeric Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca7a40 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. Turmeric Red tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#408fc9) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40c97a and #c9408f.
In a RGB color space, hex #ca7a40 is made of 52% red, 31% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Turmeric Red has a hue angle of 25.22°, a saturation of 56.56% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca7a40 is made of 0% cyan, 31.38% magenta, 54.12% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #ca7a40 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,122,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 31%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.38, 54.12, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(25.22,56.56%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.22,68.32%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.8313,26.1616,44.1063) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2421,26.8458,8.3329) |