Tarmac is pale, 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 | #a5acb7 |
| Complementary Color | #474e5a |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tarmac Color. The Curlew color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ground Pepper (#766551) for more energetic effect. Try Chocolate Ripple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#474e5a is the best complementary color to Tarmac. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a5348 complementary color is River Bed, 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 Soya Bean are #5a4947 and #585a47. Thus found on the left and right of #5a5348 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Finch colors as they work well with Tarmac.
The split-complementary Tarmac palette consists of #49475a and #47585a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#474e5a). Try Gun Powder and River Bed colors in combination with #5a5348, 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 #5a5348 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 Tarmac. Thus Mortar and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tarmac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Don Juan split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a5348 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. Tarmac tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#474e5a) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #475a53 and #5a474e.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a5348 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Tarmac has a hue angle of 36.67°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a5348 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 7.05% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #5a5348 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,83,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 7.05, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(36.67,11.11%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.67,20%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.6511,0.7809,7.4797) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4794,8.8281,7.388) |