Tahini 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 | #248 |
| Complementary Color | #7798dd |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tahini Color. The India Trade 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 Solar Fusion (#dc9f46) for more energetic effect. Try Raffles Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7798dd is the best complementary color to Tahini. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #db7 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 White are #d87 and #cbdd77. Thus found on the left and right of #db7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Tahini.
The split-complementary Tahini palette consists of #8777dd and #77cbdd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7798dd). Try Medium Purple and Viking colors in combination with #db7, 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 #db7 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 Tahini. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tahini contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, White, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #db7 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. Tahini tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7798dd) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7db and #dd7798.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddbb77 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Tahini has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddbb77 is made of 0% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 40% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddbb77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,187,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.34, 40, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(40,60%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,46.15%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.4269,3.3826,38.8528) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9189,52.2447,24.8533) |