Tandoori is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #44a3b2 |
| Complementary Color | #4cabbb |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tandoori Color. The Myrtle Pepper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rusty Heart (#a04039) for more energetic effect. Try Lumberjack as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4cabbb is the best complementary color to Tandoori. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bb5c4d complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chestnut are #bb4c74 and #bb934c. Thus found on the left and right of #bb5c4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush and Twine colors as they work well with Tandoori.
The split-complementary Tandoori palette consists of #4c74bb and #4cbb93 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4cabbb). Try Steel Blue and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #bb5c4d, 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 #bb5c4d offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tandoori. Thus Blue Violet and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tandoori contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb5c4d square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tandoori tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4cabbb) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4cbb5c and #bb4cab.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb5c4d is made of 53% red, 26% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Tandoori has a hue angle of 8.18°, a saturation of 44.72% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb5c4d is made of 0% cyan, 37.25% magenta, 43.13% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb5c4d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,92,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 26%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 37.25, 43.13, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(8.18,44.72%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8.18,58.82%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.3992,36.9513,26.4381) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6602,18.7549,9.2888) |