Leather Tan is calm, 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 | #5b7bab |
| Complementary Color | #5374a4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Leather Tan Color. The China Cinnamon 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 Antique Bourbon (#926b43) for more energetic effect. Try Olive Ochre as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5374a4 is the best complementary color to Leather Tan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a48454 complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Limed Oak are #a45c53 and #9ca453. Thus found on the left and right of #a48454 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Leather Tan.
The split-complementary Leather Tan palette consists of #5b53a4 and #539ca4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5374a4). Try Butterfly Bush and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a48454, 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 #a48454 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 Leather Tan. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Leather Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a48454 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. Leather Tan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5374a4) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #53a484 and #a45373.
In a RGB color space, hex #a48454 is made of 43% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Leather Tan has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 32.26% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a48454 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #a48454 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,132,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 35%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 31.37, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(36,32.26%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,48.78%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.1096,5.9191,30.4459) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1613,25.0351,11.8936) |