Pewter Tankard Color

#a39b90

Pewter Tankard 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 #5c646f
Complementary Color #9098a3
Color Shade: orange (34.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.2% (better contrasting with white)
Pewter Tankard Color Sample
Pewter Tankard Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a39b90

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pewter Tankard Color. The Greystoke color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sturdy Brown (#9b856f) for more energetic effect. Try Amphora as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9098a3 is the best complementary color to Pewter Tankard. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a39b90 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zorba are #a39190 and #a1a390. Thus found on the left and right of #a39b90 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Pewter Tankard.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pewter Tankard palette consists of #9190a3 and #90a1a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9098a3). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #a39b90, 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 #a39b90 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 Pewter Tankard. Thus Mountain Mist and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pewter Tankard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Envy, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #a39b90 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Pewter Tankard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9098a3) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #90a39b and #a39098.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a39b90 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pewter Tankard has a hue angle of 34.74°, a saturation of 9.36% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a39b90 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 36.08% black ink.

HEX #a39b90
RGB Decimal rgb(163,155,144)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 7.45, 36.08
HSL hsl(34.74,9.36%,60.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.74,11.66%,63.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.3571,0.9595,6.8009)
XYZ xyz(31.8596,33.2428,31.1229)
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