Tartare 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 | #40a4c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3c9fbf |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tartare Color. The Challah Bread color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rock Spray (#9d442d) for more energetic effect. Try Peach Caramel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3c9fbf is the best complementary color to Tartare. 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 #bf5b3c complementary color is Pelorous, 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 Crail are #bf3c5e and #bf9c3c. Thus found on the left and right of #bf5b3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Tussock colors as they work well with Tartare.
The split-complementary Tartare palette consists of #3c5ebf and #3cbf9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c9fbf). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #bf5b3c, 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 #bf5b3c 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 Tartare. Thus Purple Heart and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tartare contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, Apple, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf5b3c 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. Tartare tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3c9fbf) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Pelorous. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3cbf5b and #bf3c9f.
In a RGB color space, hex #bf5b3c is made of 56% red, 27% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Tartare has a hue angle of 14.2°, a saturation of 52.19% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf5b3c is made of 0% cyan, 39.21% magenta, 51.37% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bf5b3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,91,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 27%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 39.21, 51.37, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(14.2,52.19%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.2,68.59%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.5521,37.8893,36.3897) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0426,18.8848,6.5475) |