Mid Tan Color

#c4915e

Mid Tan is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #3b6ea1
Complementary Color #5e90c3
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.86% (better contrasting with white)
Mid Tan Color Sample
Mid Tan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c4915e

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mid Tan Color. The Marmalade Glaze 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 Monarch Migration (#bf764c) for more energetic effect. Try Common Chalcedony as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5e90c3 is the best complementary color to Mid Tan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c4915e complementary color is Danube, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Twine are #c35e5e and #c3c35e. Thus found on the left and right of #c4915e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Celery colors as they work well with Mid Tan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mid Tan palette consists of #5e5ec3 and #5ec3c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e90c3). Try Blue Marguerite and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c4915e, 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 #c4915e offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mid Tan. Thus Amethyst and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mid Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Mantis, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4915e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue 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. Mid Tan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5e90c3) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ec391 and #c35e91.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c4915e is made of 45% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Mid Tan has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 46.36% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4915e is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 40% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #c4915e
RGB Decimal rgb(196,145,94)
RGB Percentage 45%, 33%, 22%
CMYK 0, 20, 40, 23.14
HSL hsl(30,46.36%,56.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,52.04%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.9943,13.2741,34.445)
XYZ xyz(34.9107,32.7947,15.0797)
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