Paloma Tan Color

#e9b679

Paloma Tan 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 #164986
Complementary Color #78abe9
Color Shade: orange (32.68° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.41% (better contrasting with white)
Paloma Tan Color Sample
Paloma Tan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e9b679

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Paloma Tan Color. The Pumpkin Toast color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Saber-Toothed Tiger (#e69656) for more energetic effect. Try Tangent as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#78abe9 is the best complementary color to Paloma Tan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9b679 complementary color is Portage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacao are #e97d78 and #e4e978. Thus found on the left and right of #e9b679 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Manz colors as they work well with Paloma Tan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Paloma Tan palette consists of #7e78e9 and #78e3e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#78abe9). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #e9b679, 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 #e9b679 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 Paloma Tan. Thus Lavender and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Paloma Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9b679 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Paloma Tan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#78abe9) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78e9b6 and #e978ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e9b679 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Paloma Tan has a hue angle of 32.68°, a saturation of 71.79% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9b679 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 43.92% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e9b679
RGB Decimal rgb(233,182,121)
RGB Percentage 43%, 34%, 23%
CMYK 0, 20, 43.92, 8.63
HSL hsl(32.68,71.79%,69.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.68,48.07%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.3764,11.0768,38.0015)
XYZ xyz(53.7834,52.16,25.3224)
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