Pasta Rasta is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #113b8b |
| Complementary Color | #739dee |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pasta Rasta Color. The Pani Puri color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fresh Pineapple (#f3d64f) for more energetic effect. Try Apricot Sorbet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#739dee is the best complementary color to Pasta Rasta. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eec474 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rob Roy are #ee8673 and #dbee73. Thus found on the left and right of #eec474 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Manz colors as they work well with Pasta Rasta.
The split-complementary Pasta Rasta palette consists of #8673ee and #73dbee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#739dee). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #eec474, 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 #eec474 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 Pasta Rasta. Thus Lavender and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pasta Rasta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #eec474 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pasta Rasta tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#739dee) and two others. The Spray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73eec4 and #ee739d.
In a RGB color space, hex #eec474 is made of 43% red, 36% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Pasta Rasta has a hue angle of 39.34°, a saturation of 78.21% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eec474 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 47.84% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eec474 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,196,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 36%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.47, 47.84, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(39.34,78.21%,69.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.34,51.26%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.2465,5.3031,45.4758) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.1522,58.918,24.8303) |