Oxford Tan is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #475665 |
| Complementary Color | #9aa8b8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oxford Tan Color. The Ginger Tea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Buffalo Bill (#ae9274) for more energetic effect. Try Bush Buck as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9aa8b8 is the best complementary color to Oxford Tan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8a99a complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Malta are #b89a9a and #b8b89a. Thus found on the left and right of #b8a99a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Heathered Gray colors as they work well with Oxford Tan.
The split-complementary Oxford Tan palette consists of #9a9ab8 and #9ab8b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9aa8b8). Try Amethyst Smoke and Tower Gray colors in combination with #b8a99a, 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 #b8a99a 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 Oxford Tan. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oxford Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8a99a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue 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. Oxford Tan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9aa8b8) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ab8a9 and #b89aa9.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8a99a is made of 36% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Oxford Tan has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 17.44% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8a99a is made of 0% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b8a99a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,169,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.89, 11.77, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(30,17.44%,66.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,16.3%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1054,2.887,9.69) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7879,40.8994,36.3692) |