Currywurst Color

#ddaa33

Currywurst 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 #25c
Complementary Color #3265dd
Color Shade: orange (42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Currywurst Color Sample
Currywurst Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddaa33

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Currywurst Color. The Marigold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Crusade King (#dbc364) for more calm effect. Try Golden Yarrow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3265dd is the best complementary color to Currywurst. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #da3 complementary color is Royal Blue, 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 White are #dd5432 and #badd32. Thus found on the left and right of #da3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flame Pea and Pear colors as they work well with Currywurst.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Currywurst palette consists of #5432dd and #32badd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3265dd). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #da3, 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 #da3 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 Currywurst. Thus Purple Heart and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Currywurst contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Malachite, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #da3 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. Currywurst tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3265dd) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise Red – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32ddaa and #dd3265.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddaa33 is made of 50% red, 38% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Currywurst has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddaa33 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddaa33
RGB Decimal rgb(221,170,51)
RGB Percentage 50%, 38%, 12%
CMYK 0, 20, 66.67, 13.33
HSL hsl(42,71.43%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42,76.92%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.4689,7.7624,64.3476)
XYZ xyz(44.7911,44.3606,9.3337)
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