Raffles Tan 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 | #3565a2 |
| Complementary Color | #5c8dca |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Raffles Tan Color. The Sticky Toffee color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tahini (#ddbb77) for more energetic effect. Try Fall Foliage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5c8dca is the best complementary color to Raffles 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 #ca9a5d complementary color is Danube, 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 Twine are #ca635c and #c3ca5c. Thus found on the left and right of #ca9a5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Celery colors as they work well with Raffles Tan.
The split-complementary Raffles Tan palette consists of #635cca and #5cc3ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c8dca). Try Blue Marguerite and Downy colors in combination with #ca9a5d, 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 #ca9a5d 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 Raffles Tan. Thus Amethyst and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Raffles Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca9a5d 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. Raffles Tan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5c8dca) 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 #5cca9a and #ca5c8c.
In a RGB color space, hex #ca9a5d is made of 45% red, 34% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Raffles Tan has a hue angle of 33.58°, a saturation of 50.7% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca9a5d is made of 0% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 42.75% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #ca9a5d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,154,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 34%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.83, 42.75, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(33.58,50.7%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.58,53.96%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.8685,10.7902,38.6816) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8885,36.4581,15.3961) |