Tailor's Buff 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 | #203d55 |
| Complementary Color | #a9c6df |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tailor's Buff Color. The Crispy Crust color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Stucco Tan (#e8dece) for more calm effect. Try Little Dove as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a9c6df is the best complementary color to Tailor's Buff. 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 #dfc2aa complementary color is Regent St Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cameo are #dfa9ac and #dfdca9. Thus found on the left and right of #dfc2aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Sapling colors as they work well with Tailor's Buff.
The split-complementary Tailor's Buff palette consists of #a9acdf and #a9dfdc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9c6df). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #dfc2aa, 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 #dfc2aa 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 Tailor's Buff. Thus Light Wisteria and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tailor's Buff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfc2aa square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tailor's Buff tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a9c6df) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9dfc2 and #dfa9c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfc2aa is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Tailor's Buff has a hue angle of 27.17°, a saturation of 45.3% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfc2aa is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 20.78% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #dfc2aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,194,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 20.78, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(27.17,45.3%,77.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.17,23.77%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.2773,6.6066,15.8564) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.9789,57.1738,46.0628) |