Ranch Tan Color

#c8b7a1

Ranch Tan is pale, 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 #37485e
Complementary Color #a1b1c7
Color Shade: orange (33.85° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.78% (better contrasting with white)
Ranch Tan Color Sample
Ranch Tan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8b7a1

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ranch Tan Color. The Cavern Clay 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 Sweetwood (#c39f87) for more energetic effect. Try Retributor Armour Metal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a1b1c7 is the best complementary color to Ranch Tan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8b7a1 complementary color is Rock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coral Reef are #c7a3a1 and #c5c7a1. Thus found on the left and right of #c8b7a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Ranch Tan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ranch Tan palette consists of #a3a1c7 and #a1c5c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1b1c7). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #c8b7a1, 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 #c8b7a1 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 Ranch Tan. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ranch Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8b7a1 square combo is a palette of orange, mid 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. Ranch Tan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a1b1c7) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1c7b7 and #c7a1b1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8b7a1 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Ranch Tan has a hue angle of 33.85°, a saturation of 26.17% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8b7a1 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c8b7a1
RGB Decimal rgb(200,183,161)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 15.29, 21.57
HSL hsl(33.85,26.17%,70.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.85,19.5%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.2765,2.4751,13.3796)
XYZ xyz(47.1859,48.7195,40.6351)
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