Carrot Curl is vibrant, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0173e7 |
| Complementary Color | #1889fe |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Carrot Curl Color. The Mandarin Sorbet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cheese (#ffa600) for more energetic effect. Try My Sin as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1889fe is the best complementary color to Carrot Curl. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fe8c18 complementary color is Dodger 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 West Side are #fe1918 and #fdfe18. Thus found on the left and right of #fe8c18 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarlet and Broom colors as they work well with Carrot Curl.
The split-complementary Carrot Curl palette consists of #1818fe and #18fcfe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1889fe). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #fe8c18, 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 #fe8c18 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Carrot Curl. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carrot Curl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Green, and Magenta / Fuchsia split by 90° on the color wheel. #fe8c18 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. Carrot Curl tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1889fe) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Rose – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #18fe8c and #fe188a.
In a RGB color space, hex #fe8c18 is made of 61% red, 33% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Carrot Curl has a hue angle of 30.26°, a saturation of 99.14% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fe8c18 is made of 0% cyan, 44.71% magenta, 90.2% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fe8c18 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,140,24) |
| RGB Percentage | 61%, 33%, 6% |
| CMYK | 0, 44.71, 90.2, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(30.26,99.14%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.26,90.55%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.3932,36.6694,71.5173) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.416,39.8929,5.907) |