Curry Color

#d6a332

Curry is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #295ccd
Complementary Color #3164d6
Color Shade: orange (41.34° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.76% (better contrasting with white)
Curry Color Sample
Curry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6a332

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Curry Color. The Gordal Olive color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ghee Yellow (#d8bc23) for more energetic effect. Try Camel Toe as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3164d6 is the best complementary color to Curry. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6a332 complementary color is Mariner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hokey Pokey are #d65031 and #b6d631. Thus found on the left and right of #d6a332 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Valencia and Key Lime Pie colors as they work well with Curry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Curry palette consists of #5131d6 and #31b6d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3164d6). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #d6a332, 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 #d6a332 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Curry. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Curry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6a332 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Curry tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3164d6) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise Red – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #31d6a3 and #d63165.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6a332 is made of 50% red, 38% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Curry has a hue angle of 41.34°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6a332 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 64.31% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #d6a332
RGB Decimal rgb(214,163,50)
RGB Percentage 50%, 38%, 12%
CMYK 0, 20, 64.31, 16.08
HSL hsl(41.34,66.67%,51.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.34,76.64%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.9799,8.4265,62.1145)
XYZ xyz(41.4045,40.7208,8.6953)
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