Tassel Color

#c6884a

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

Inverse Color #3977b5
Complementary Color #4987c6
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Tassel Color Sample
Tassel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6884a

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tassel Color. The Tanooki Suit Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Burnside (#d0a664) for more energetic effect. Try Desert Spice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4987c6 is the best complementary color to Tassel. 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 #c6884a complementary color is Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tussock are #c64949 and #c5c649. Thus found on the left and right of #c6884a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Turmeric colors as they work well with Tassel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tassel palette consists of #4949c6 and #49c5c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4987c6). Try Indigo and Pelorous colors in combination with #c6884a, 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 #c6884a 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 Tassel. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tassel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6884a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and mid 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. Tassel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4987c6) and two others. The Emerald 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 #49c688 and #c64988.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6884a is made of 49% red, 33% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Tassel has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 52.1% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6884a is made of 0% cyan, 24.32% magenta, 48.63% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c6884a
RGB Decimal rgb(198,136,74)
RGB Percentage 49%, 33%, 18%
CMYK 0, 24.32, 48.63, 22.35
HSL hsl(30,52.1%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,62.63%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.7477,17.4658,42.2356)
XYZ xyz(33.3289,30.1085,10.5335)
;