Tannin is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #597592 |
| Complementary Color | #6c89a6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tannin Color. The Pepper Spice 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 soft alternative called Palm Desert (#85775f) for more calm effect. Try China Cinnamon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c89a6 is the best complementary color to Tannin. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a68a6d complementary color is Bermuda Gray, 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 Sandal are #a66d6c and #a5a66c. Thus found on the left and right of #a68a6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Tannin.
The split-complementary Tannin palette consists of #6d6ca6 and #6ca5a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c89a6). Try Kimberly and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a68a6d, 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 #a68a6d 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 Tannin. Thus Deluge and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tannin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Aqua Forest, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a68a6d square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool 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. Tannin tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6c89a6) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ca68a and #a66c89.
In a RGB color space, hex #a68a6d is made of 40% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Tannin has a hue angle of 30.53°, a saturation of 24.26% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a68a6d is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a68a6d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,138,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 22.35, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(30.53,24.26%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.53,34.34%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.3318,6.2934,19.5079) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5747,27.3881,18.3011) |