Tana Color

#b8b5a1

Tana is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #474a5e
Complementary Color #a1a4b8
Color Shade: warm yellow (52.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.65% (better contrasting with white)
Tana Color Sample
Tana Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8b5a1

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tana Color. The Grey Spell color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Buffhide (#a79c81) for more energetic effect. Try Ruskin Room Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a1a4b8 is the best complementary color to Tana. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8b5a1 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nomad are #b8a9a1 and #afb8a1. Thus found on the left and right of #b8b5a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Tana.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tana palette consists of #a9a1b8 and #a1afb8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1a4b8). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b8b5a1, 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 #b8b5a1 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tana. Thus London Hue and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tana contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Summer Green, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8b5a1 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Tana tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a1a4b8) and two others. The Tower Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martini – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1b8b5 and #b8a1a3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8b5a1 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Tana has a hue angle of 52.17°, a saturation of 13.94% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8b5a1 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #b8b5a1
RGB Decimal rgb(184,181,161)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 9.02, 27.84
HSL hsl(52.17,13.94%,67.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52.17,12.5%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.4229,-2.4296,10.57)
XYZ xyz(42.7241,45.8113,40.3089)
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