Worsted Tan 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 | #546c86 |
| Complementary Color | #7991ab |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Worsted Tan Color. The Llama Wool 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 Army Issue (#8a806b) for more calm effect. Try Tungsten as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7991ab is the best complementary color to Worsted 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 #ab9379 complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Sandrift are #ab7979 and #aaab79. Thus found on the left and right of #ab9379 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Hillary colors as they work well with Worsted Tan.
The split-complementary Worsted Tan palette consists of #7979ab and #79aaab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7991ab). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #ab9379, 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 #ab9379 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 Worsted Tan. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Worsted Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Amulet, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab9379 square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Worsted Tan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7991ab) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79ab93 and #ab7991.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab9379 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Worsted Tan has a hue angle of 31.2°, a saturation of 22.94% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab9379 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab9379 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,147,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 19.61, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(31.2,22.94%,57.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.2,29.24%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.4281,4.9315,17.0885) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6795,30.9058,22.4376) |