Tumbleweed Color

#dea681

Tumbleweed is pale, 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 #21597e
Complementary Color #81b8de
Color Shade: warm red (23.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.82% (better contrasting with white)
Tumbleweed Color Sample
Tumbleweed Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dea681

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tumbleweed Color. The Midnight in Saigon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vintage Coral (#d68c76) for more calm effect. Try Apricot Illusion as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#81b8de is the best complementary color to Tumbleweed. 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 #dea681 complementary color is Viking, 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 Tumbleweed are #de818a and #ded481. Thus found on the left and right of #dea681 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching New York Pink and Chenin colors as they work well with Tumbleweed.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tumbleweed palette consists of #818ade and #81ded4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81b8de). Try Chetwode Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #dea681, 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 #dea681 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 Tumbleweed. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tumbleweed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #dea681 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. Tumbleweed tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#81b8de) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking – 120° from the complementary Viking. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81dea6 and #de81b8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dea681 is made of 43% red, 32% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Tumbleweed has a hue angle of 23.87°, a saturation of 58.49% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dea681 is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #dea681
RGB Decimal rgb(222,166,129)
RGB Percentage 43%, 32%, 25%
CMYK 0, 21.96, 36.47, 12.94
HSL hsl(23.87,58.49%,68.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(23.87,41.89%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.4864,15.9975,27.1902)
XYZ xyz(47.7229,44.387,26.8212)
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