Tango Color

#d46f31

Tango is soft, 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 #2b90ce
Complementary Color #3195d3
Color Shade: warm red (22.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.18% (better contrasting with white)
Tango Color Sample
Tango Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d46f31

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tango Color. The Dixie 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 Yam (#d0893f) for more calm effect. Try Bronze Satin as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3195d3 is the best complementary color to Tango. 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 #d46f31 complementary color is Curious Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Red Damask are #d33144 and #d3c031. Thus found on the left and right of #d46f31 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brick Red and Old Gold colors as they work well with Tango.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tango palette consists of #3144d3 and #31d3c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3195d3). Try Cerulean Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #d46f31, 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 #d46f31 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 Tango. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tango contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Curious Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #d46f31 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Tango tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3195d3) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Curious Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #31d36f and #d33196.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d46f31 is made of 57% red, 30% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Tango has a hue angle of 22.82°, a saturation of 65.46% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d46f31 is made of 0% cyan, 39.61% magenta, 63.92% yellow and 16.86% black ink.

HEX #d46f31
RGB Decimal rgb(212,111,49)
RGB Percentage 57%, 30%, 13%
CMYK 0, 39.61, 63.92, 16.86
HSL hsl(22.82,65.46%,51.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.82,76.89%,83.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.6436,35.372,50.5074)
XYZ xyz(33.3902,25.5877,6.0848)
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