Carrot is vibrant, 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 | #0290c4 |
| Complementary Color | #3bc9fd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carrot Color. The Indian Paintbrush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Atomic Tangerine (#ff9966) for more energetic effect. Try Rainbow Trout as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3bc9fd is the best complementary color to Carrot. 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 #fd6f3b complementary color is Dodger 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 Burning Orange are #fd3b67 and #fdd03b. Thus found on the left and right of #fd6f3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Radical Red and Bright Sun colors as they work well with Carrot.
The split-complementary Carrot palette consists of #3b67fd and #3bfdd0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3bc9fd). Try Dodger Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #fd6f3b, 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 #fd6f3b 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. Thus Electric Violet and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carrot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fd6f3b 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 tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3bc9fd) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzle Dazzle Rose – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3bfd6f and #fd3bc8.
In a RGB color space, hex #fd6f3b is made of 60% red, 26% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Carrot has a hue angle of 16.08°, a saturation of 97.98% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fd6f3b is made of 0% cyan, 55.69% magenta, 76.08% yellow and 0.78% black ink.
| HEX | #fd6f3b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(253,111,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 26%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 55.69, 76.08, 0.78 |
| HSL | hsl(16.08,97.98%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.08,76.68%,99.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.809,51.3325,54.0181) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9819,32.5673,7.9476) |