Tangy Taffy is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #18353c |
| Complementary Color | #c2e0e7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tangy Taffy Color. The Macadamia Nut color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pink Sand (#dfb19b) for more energetic effect. Try Siesta Sands as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c2e0e7 is the best complementary color to Tangy Taffy. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7cac3 complementary color is Jagged Ice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bone are #e7c2cd and #e7dbc2. Thus found on the left and right of #e7cac3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Stark White colors as they work well with Tangy Taffy.
The split-complementary Tangy Taffy palette consists of #c2cde7 and #c2e7db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2e0e7). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #e7cac3, 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 #e7cac3 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tangy Taffy. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tangy Taffy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Beryl Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7cac3 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tangy Taffy tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#c2e0e7) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Jagged Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2e7c9 and #e7c2df.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7cac3 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Tangy Taffy has a hue angle of 11.67°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7cac3 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e7cac3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,202,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 14.12, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(11.67,42.86%,83.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.67,15.58%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.5318,9.0595,7.226) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.9259,63.1701,60.4536) |