Tanooki Suit Brown is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #5193c8 |
| Complementary Color | #3779ae |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tanooki Suit Brown Color. The Bitter Chocolate color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Butter Bronze (#c88849) for more energetic effect. Try Flat Earth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3779ae is the best complementary color to Tanooki Suit Brown. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae6c37 complementary color is Astral, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper are #ae373d and #aea737. Thus found on the left and right of #ae6c37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Carmine and Alpine colors as they work well with Tanooki Suit Brown.
The split-complementary Tanooki Suit Brown palette consists of #373dae and #37aea7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3779ae). Try Governor Bay and Keppel colors in combination with #ae6c37, 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 #ae6c37 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tanooki Suit Brown. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tanooki Suit Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae6c37 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tanooki Suit Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3779ae) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #37ae6c and #ae3779.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae6c37 is made of 52% red, 32% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Tanooki Suit Brown has a hue angle of 26.72°, a saturation of 51.97% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae6c37 is made of 0% cyan, 25.89% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae6c37 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,108,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 32%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.89, 46.67, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(26.72,51.97%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.72,68.39%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.8368,21.4538,39.8685) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5077,19.9996,6.2358) |