Sweet Carrot 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 | #3389b0 |
| Complementary Color | #4fa4cc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Carrot Color. The Spicy Tomato color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Orange Keeper (#ca5333) for more energetic effect. Try Flame Pea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4fa4cc is the best complementary color to Sweet Carrot. 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 #cc764f complementary color is Shakespeare, 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 #cc4f66 and #ccb44f. Thus found on the left and right of #cc764f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Turmeric colors as they work well with Sweet Carrot.
The split-complementary Sweet Carrot palette consists of #4f66cc and #4fccb4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4fa4cc). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #cc764f, 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 #cc764f 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 Sweet Carrot. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Carrot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc764f 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. Sweet Carrot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4fa4cc) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4fcc76 and #cc4fa4.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc764f is made of 51% red, 29% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Carrot has a hue angle of 18.72°, a saturation of 55.07% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc764f is made of 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc764f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,118,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 29%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.73, 49.02, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(18.72,55.07%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.72,61.27%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.376,30.0939,35.7786) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7916,26.3587,10.7566) |