Jack-O-Lantern Color

#d37a51

Jack-O-Lantern 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 #2c85ae
Complementary Color #50a9d3
Color Shade: warm red (18.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.25% (better contrasting with white)
Jack-O-Lantern Color Sample
Jack-O-Lantern Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d37a51

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Jack-O-Lantern Color. The Amiable Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pumpkin Toast (#de9456) for more energetic effect. Try Tartare as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#50a9d3 is the best complementary color to Jack-O-Lantern. 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 #d37a51 complementary color is Shakespeare, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #d35068 and #d3bb50. Thus found on the left and right of #d37a51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cabaret and Turmeric colors as they work well with Jack-O-Lantern.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Jack-O-Lantern palette consists of #5068d3 and #50d3bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#50a9d3). Try Indigo and Turquoise colors in combination with #d37a51, 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 #d37a51 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 Jack-O-Lantern. Thus Medium Purple and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Jack-O-Lantern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Pastel Green, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #d37a51 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Jack-O-Lantern tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#50a9d3) 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 #50d37a and #d350a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d37a51 is made of 51% red, 29% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Jack-O-Lantern has a hue angle of 18.92°, a saturation of 59.63% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d37a51 is made of 0% cyan, 34.91% magenta, 50.99% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #d37a51
RGB Decimal rgb(211,122,81)
RGB Percentage 51%, 29%, 20%
CMYK 0, 34.91, 50.99, 17.25
HSL hsl(18.92,59.63%,57.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.92,61.61%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.2144,30.9225,37.1458)
XYZ xyz(35.3087,28.362,11.398)
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