Carrot Stick 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 | #2087c9 |
| Complementary Color | #359cdf |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carrot Stick Color. The Firebird Tail Lights 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 soft alternative called Brandy Punch (#cd8429) for more calm effect. Try Orange Caramel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#359cdf is the best complementary color to Carrot Stick. 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 #df7836 complementary color is Curious Blue, 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 Red Damask are #df3548 and #dfcc35. Thus found on the left and right of #df7836 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amaranth and Wattle colors as they work well with Carrot Stick.
The split-complementary Carrot Stick palette consists of #3548df and #35dfcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#359cdf). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #df7836, 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 #df7836 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 Carrot Stick. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carrot Stick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Curious Blue, Lima, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #df7836 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. Carrot Stick tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#359cdf) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Curious Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35df78 and #df359d.
In a RGB color space, hex #df7836 is made of 56% red, 30% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Carrot Stick has a hue angle of 23.43°, a saturation of 72.53% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #df7836 is made of 0% cyan, 40.39% magenta, 66.27% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #df7836 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,120,54) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 30%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 40.39, 66.27, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(23.43,72.53%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.43,75.78%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.1219,35.3177,52.2076) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8138,29.3873,7.1693) |