Brazilian Tan Color

#ddc5af

Brazilian Tan is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #223a50
Complementary Color #afc7dd
Color Shade: warm red (28.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.65% (better contrasting with black)
Brazilian Tan Color Sample
Brazilian Tan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddc5af

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brazilian Tan Color. The Autumn Air color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Panda White (#eae2d4) for more calm effect. Try Peachy Confection as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#afc7dd is the best complementary color to Brazilian Tan. 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 #ddc5af complementary color is Pigeon Post, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bone are #ddafaf and #dddcaf. Thus found on the left and right of #ddc5af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Brazilian Tan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brazilian Tan palette consists of #afafdd and #afdddc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afc7dd). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #ddc5af, 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 #ddc5af 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 Brazilian Tan. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brazilian Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddc5af 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. Brazilian Tan tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#afc7dd) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afddc5 and #ddafc6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddc5af is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Brazilian Tan has a hue angle of 28.7°, a saturation of 40.35% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddc5af is made of 0% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddc5af
RGB Decimal rgb(221,197,175)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 9.42, 18.04, 13.33
HSL hsl(28.7,40.35%,77.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.7,20.81%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.9606,4.9988,14.1197)
XYZ xyz(57.5229,58.3998,48.7979)
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