Rugby Tan Color

#c2a594

Rugby Tan is pale, 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 #3d5a6b
Complementary Color #94b1c2
Color Shade: warm red (22.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.06% (better contrasting with white)
Rugby Tan Color Sample
Rugby Tan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c2a594

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rugby Tan Color. The Caramel Brown 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 Painted Skies (#b28774) for more energetic effect. Try Cappuccino Bombe as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#94b1c2 is the best complementary color to Rugby Tan. 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 #c2a594 complementary color is Nepal, 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 Indian Khaki are #c2949a and #c2bc94. Thus found on the left and right of #c2a594 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Indian Khaki colors as they work well with Rugby Tan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rugby Tan palette consists of #949ac2 and #94c2bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94b1c2). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c2a594, 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 #c2a594 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 Rugby Tan. Thus Blue Bell and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rugby Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2a594 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. Rugby Tan tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#94b1c2) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94c2a5 and #c294b1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c2a594 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Rugby Tan has a hue angle of 22.17°, a saturation of 27.38% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2a594 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #c2a594
RGB Decimal rgb(194,165,148)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 11.37, 18.04, 23.92
HSL hsl(22.17,27.38%,67.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.17,23.71%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.8367,7.9545,12.7427)
XYZ xyz(41.0486,40.5177,33.6742)
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