Carnival 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 | #1477d3 |
| Complementary Color | #2b8eeb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carnival Color. The Hot Cinnamon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chocolate (#d2691e) for more calm effect. Try Fresh Gingerbread as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2b8eeb is the best complementary color to Carnival. 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 #eb882c complementary color is Picton 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 Carrot Orange are #eb2b2f and #ebe72b. Thus found on the left and right of #eb882c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alizarin Crimson and Golden Dream colors as they work well with Carnival.
The split-complementary Carnival palette consists of #2b2feb and #2bebe7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b8eeb). Try Royal Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #eb882c, 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 #eb882c 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 Carnival. Thus Electric Violet and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carnival contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Malachite, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #eb882c 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. Carnival tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2b8eeb) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Red – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2beb88 and #eb2b8e.
In a RGB color space, hex #eb882c is made of 57% red, 33% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Carnival has a hue angle of 28.9°, a saturation of 82.68% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eb882c is made of 0% cyan, 38.83% magenta, 74.91% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #eb882c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(235,136,44) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 33%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.83, 74.91, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(28.9,82.68%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.9,81.28%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.0993,31.5007,61.6901) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5197,35.4523,6.9321) |