#FD6F3BCarrot (#FD6F3B) is a light, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 40°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.186. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FD6F3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 111, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 98%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 77%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56%, 77%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(63.8 51.3 54) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.707 0.186 40) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Carrot is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff6a33 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#ff6e38 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#fd6f3b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fe703d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Carrot in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.79:1 and against black 7.51:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeee8 · #ffb59b · #fd6f3b · #cd4d19 · #993100 · #641c00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffb653 · #ff953f · #fd6f3b · #e45a5a · #c74b6b · #a64174
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d6be79 · #fd6f3b · #ce5a30 · #7b6200 · #802700 · #3c2e00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffdfd4 · #e4b8a9 · #fd6f3b · #008eac · #8c4c36 · #5f3527
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e0f6fe · #fd6f3b · #9a7e75 · #445358 · #321910 · #000408
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f9 · #bdcdd3 · #90a2a8 · #142c33 · #00090f · #fd6f3b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#def7ff · #fd6f3b · #0094b3 · #005a6e · #002530 · #240300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#def7ff · #fd6f3b · #009993 · #00528f · #002725 · #000515
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d3fee5 · #fd6f3b · #009e66 · #4337b2 · #1c0065 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6fad3 · #fd6f3b · #689624 · #005a6e · #33004d · #000408
#FF885F · #FFA080 · #FFB69D · #FFCBB9 · #FFDFD4
#D55625 · #AE3D0A · #852900 · #5D1900 · #370A00
#EC7D57 · #DA896E · #C69381
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.