Tinsel is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #3c69b2 |
| Complementary Color | #4d79c3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tinsel Color. The Tuscan Sunset color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Durian (#b07939) for more energetic effect. Try Champagne Grape as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4d79c3 is the best complementary color to Tinsel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3964d complementary color is Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tussock are #c35b4d and #b4c34d. Thus found on the left and right of #c3964d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Celery colors as they work well with Tinsel.
The split-complementary Tinsel palette consists of #5b4dc3 and #4db4c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d79c3). Try Indigo and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c3964d, 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 #c3964d offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tinsel. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tinsel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3964d square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tinsel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4d79c3) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4dc396 and #c34d79.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3964d is made of 46% red, 36% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Tinsel has a hue angle of 37.12°, a saturation of 49.58% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3964d is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 46.27% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c3964d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,150,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 36%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.65, 46.27, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(37.12,49.58%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.12,60.51%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.9234,8.7248,44.324) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7516,33.9506,11.7427) |