Tuscan Sunset Color

#bb7c3f

Tuscan Sunset 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 #4483c0
Complementary Color #3f7ebb
Color Shade: warm red (29.52° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.02% (better contrasting with white)
Tuscan Sunset Color Sample
Tuscan Sunset Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb7c3f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tuscan Sunset Color. The Clove Dye color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Donegal Tweed (#c19964) for more calm effect. Try Sconce Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3f7ebb is the best complementary color to Tuscan Sunset. 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 #bb7c3f complementary color is Steel Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #bb3f40 and #bbb93f. Thus found on the left and right of #bb7c3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crail and Earls Green colors as they work well with Tuscan Sunset.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tuscan Sunset palette consists of #3f40bb and #3fbbb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f7ebb). Try Governor Bay and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #bb7c3f, 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 #bb7c3f 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 Tuscan Sunset. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tuscan Sunset contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb7c3f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Tuscan Sunset tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3f7ebb) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3fbb7b and #bb3f7d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb7c3f is made of 50% red, 33% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Tuscan Sunset has a hue angle of 29.52°, a saturation of 49.6% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb7c3f is made of 0% cyan, 24.7% magenta, 48.62% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb7c3f
RGB Decimal rgb(187,124,63)
RGB Percentage 50%, 33%, 17%
CMYK 0, 24.7, 48.62, 26.67
HSL hsl(29.52,49.6%,49.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.52,66.31%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.4042,18.6484,42.492)
XYZ xyz(28.5984,25.339,8.0862)
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