Indian Tan Color

#4d1e01

Indian Tan is soft, 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 #b2e1fe
Complementary Color #002f4d
Color Shade: warm red (22.89° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 15.29% (better contrasting with white)
Indian Tan Color Sample
Indian Tan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4d1e01

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Indian Tan Color. The Cedar Wood Finish color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chestnut (#742802) for more calm effect. Try Burning Steppes as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#002f4d is the best complementary color to Indian Tan. 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 #4d1e01 complementary color is Prussian Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Indian Tan are #4d000a and #4d4300. Thus found on the left and right of #4d1e01 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Temptress and Verdun Green colors as they work well with Indian Tan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Indian Tan palette consists of #000a4d and #004d44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#002f4d). Try Stratos and Aqua Deep colors in combination with #4d1e01, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4d1e01 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 Indian Tan. Thus Tolopea and Kaitoke Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Indian Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Prussian Blue, Crusoe, and Ripe Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d1e01 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Indian Tan tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#002f4d) and two others. The Kaitoke Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blackberry – 120° from the complementary Prussian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #004d1e and #4d002f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4d1e01 is made of 71% red, 28% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Indian Tan has a hue angle of 22.89°, a saturation of 97.44% and a lightness of 15.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d1e01 is made of 0% cyan, 18.44% magenta, 29.81% yellow and 69.8% black ink.

HEX #4d1e01
RGB Decimal rgb(77,30,1)
RGB Percentage 71%, 28%, 1%
CMYK 0, 18.44, 29.81, 69.8
HSL hsl(22.89,97.44%,15.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.89,98.7%,30.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(17.9571,20.4585,26.2856)
XYZ xyz(3.5303,2.5085,0.3268)
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