Tan Brown Color

#ab7e4c

Tan Brown 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 #5481b3
Complementary Color #4b79ab
Color Shade: orange (31.58° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.43% (better contrasting with white)
Tan Brown Color Sample
Tan Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ab7e4c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tan Brown Color. The Gold Canyon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dust (#b2996e) for more calm effect. Try Ambit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4b79ab is the best complementary color to Tan Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab7e4c complementary color is San Marino, 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 Driftwood are #ab4e4b and #a8ab4b. Thus found on the left and right of #ab7e4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Husk colors as they work well with Tan Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tan Brown palette consists of #4e4bab and #4ba8ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b79ab). Try Blue Violet and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #ab7e4c, 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 #ab7e4c 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 Tan Brown. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tan Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Fruit Salad, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab7e4c 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. Tan Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4b79ab) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4bab7d and #ab4b78.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ab7e4c is made of 46% red, 34% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Tan Brown has a hue angle of 31.58°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab7e4c is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 37.26% yellow and 32.94% black ink.

HEX #ab7e4c
RGB Decimal rgb(171,126,76)
RGB Percentage 46%, 34%, 20%
CMYK 0, 17.65, 37.26, 32.94
HSL hsl(31.58,38.46%,48.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.58,55.56%,67.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.1892,11.573,33.8026)
XYZ xyz(25.5599,24.1014,10.1424)
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