Khmer Curry is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #1aa |
| Complementary Color | #54eeee |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Khmer Curry Color. The Tomato color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Melondrama (#ee8170) for more calm effect. Try Jinza Safflower as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#54eeee is the best complementary color to Khmer Curry. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e55 complementary color is Turquoise Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ee54a1 and #eea154. Thus found on the left and right of #e55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brilliant Rose and Sandy brown colors as they work well with Khmer Curry.
The split-complementary Khmer Curry palette consists of #54a1ee and #54eea1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54eeee). Try Cornflower Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e55, 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 #e55 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Khmer Curry. Thus Royal Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Khmer Curry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise Blue, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #e55 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Khmer Curry tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#54eeee) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Turquoise Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54ee54 and #ee54ee.
In a RGB color space, hex #ee5555 is made of 58% red, 21% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Khmer Curry has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 81.82% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee5555 is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 60% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #ee5555 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,85,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 21%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 60, 60, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(0,81.82%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,64.29%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.3956,58.796,32.37) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1481,25.33,11.3675) |