Sweet Curry Color

#e8a773

Sweet Curry is calm, 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 #17588c
Complementary Color #73b3e7
Color Shade: warm red (26.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.04% (better contrasting with white)
Sweet Curry Color Sample
Sweet Curry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e8a773

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Curry Color. The Pollen Grains 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 Sunset in Italy (#f0c484) for more energetic effect. Try Skullcrusher Brass as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#73b3e7 is the best complementary color to Sweet Curry. 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 #e8a773 complementary color is Seagull, 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 Porsche are #e77379 and #e7e173. Thus found on the left and right of #e8a773 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sunglo and Flax colors as they work well with Sweet Curry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sweet Curry palette consists of #7379e7 and #73e7e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73b3e7). Try Cornflower Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e8a773, 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 #e8a773 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 Curry. Thus Medium Purple and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sweet Curry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Seagull, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8a773 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. Sweet Curry tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#73b3e7) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Seagull. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73e7a7 and #e773b3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e8a773 is made of 45% red, 32% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Curry has a hue angle of 26.67°, a saturation of 71.78% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8a773 is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #e8a773
RGB Decimal rgb(232,167,115)
RGB Percentage 45%, 32%, 22%
CMYK 0, 25.49, 45.88, 9.02
HSL hsl(26.67,71.78%,68.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.67,50.43%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.5657,18.0842,36.2535)
XYZ xyz(50.1919,46.031,22.4591)
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