Pelican 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 | #375b7e |
| Complementary Color | #80a4c8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pelican Tan Color. The Carmelite 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 soft alternative called Baja (#d2c1a8) for more calm effect. Try Cognac Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#80a4c8 is the best complementary color to Pelican 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 #c8a481 complementary color is Polo Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tan are #c88081 and #c8c780. Thus found on the left and right of #c8a481 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Pelican Tan.
The split-complementary Pelican Tan palette consists of #8081c8 and #80c8c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80a4c8). Try Ship Cove and Half Baked colors in combination with #c8a481, 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 #c8a481 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 Pelican Tan. Thus East Side and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pelican Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8a481 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pelican Tan tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#80a4c8) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80c8a4 and #c880a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8a481 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Pelican Tan has a hue angle of 29.58°, a saturation of 39.23% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8a481 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c8a481 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,164,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 27.84, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(29.58,39.23%,64.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.58,35.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.7643,8.2936,23.1474) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0573,40.4153,26.4058) |