Tanbark is pale, 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 | #7699a9 |
| Complementary Color | #567989 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tanbark Color. The Cowgirl Boots 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 Spiced Nutmeg (#927d6c) for more calm effect. Try Chocolate Swirl as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#567989 is the best complementary color to Tanbark. 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 #896656 complementary color is Smalt 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 Beaver are #89565f and #897f56. Thus found on the left and right of #896656 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Shadow colors as they work well with Tanbark.
The split-complementary Tanbark palette consists of #565f89 and #56897f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#567989). Try Waikawa Gray and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #896656, 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 #896656 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 Tanbark. Thus Butterfly Bush and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tanbark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Hippie Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #896656 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. Tanbark tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#567989) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #568965 and #895678.
In a RGB color space, hex #896656 is made of 42% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Tanbark has a hue angle of 18.82°, a saturation of 22.87% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #896656 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 20% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #896656 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,102,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 31%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 20, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(18.82,22.87%,43.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.82,37.23%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.3022,11.7681,14.5189) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7476,15.493,10.9119) |