Turmeric is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #3544b7 |
| Complementary Color | #4856c9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (53.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Turmeric Color. The Grandiose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Banana Chalk (#d6d963) for more energetic effect. Try Aniseed as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4856c9 is the best complementary color to Turmeric. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cabb48 complementary color is Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Turmeric are #c97a48 and #97c948. Thus found on the left and right of #cabb48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raw Sienna and Atlantis colors as they work well with Turmeric.
The split-complementary Turmeric palette consists of #7948c9 and #4897c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4856c9). Try Fuchsia Blue and Shakespeare colors in combination with #cabb48, 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 #cabb48 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Turmeric. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turmeric contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #cabb48 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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 cool blue complementary color (#4856c9) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48c9bb and #c94856.
In a RGB color space, hex #cabb48 is made of 44% red, 41% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Turmeric has a hue angle of 53.08°, a saturation of 55.08% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cabb48 is made of 0% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #cabb48 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,187,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 41%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.89, 50.98, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(53.08,55.08%,53.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(53.08,64.36%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.18,-8.2981,58.165) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2971,48.5651,13.2229) |