Ligonier Tan Color

#d2b18f

Ligonier 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 #2d4e70
Complementary Color #8fb0d2
Color Shade: orange (30.45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.22% (better contrasting with white)
Ligonier Tan Color Sample
Ligonier Tan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d2b18f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ligonier Tan Color. The Braided Raffia color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tawny Amber (#d19776) for more energetic effect. Try Surprise as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8fb0d2 is the best complementary color to Ligonier 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 #d2b18f complementary color is Polo 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 Tan are #d28f8f and #d1d28f. Thus found on the left and right of #d2b18f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Winter Hazel colors as they work well with Ligonier Tan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ligonier Tan palette consists of #8f8fd2 and #8fd1d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8fb0d2). Try Blue Bell and Half Baked colors in combination with #d2b18f, 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 #d2b18f 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 Ligonier Tan. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ligonier Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2b18f square combo is a palette of orange, 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. Ligonier Tan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8fb0d2) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fd2b1 and #d28fb0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d2b18f is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Ligonier Tan has a hue angle of 30.45°, a saturation of 42.68% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2b18f is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #d2b18f
RGB Decimal rgb(210,177,143)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 27%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 26.27, 17.65
HSL hsl(30.45,42.68%,69.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.45,31.9%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.2723,7.0064,21.854)
XYZ xyz(47.2584,47.1291,32.5926)
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