Tangent is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #152c5d |
| Complementary Color | #a2b9e9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tangent Color. The Polvo de Oro color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mushroom White (#f0e1cd) for more calm effect. Try Pearled Ivory as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a2b9e9 is the best complementary color to Tangent. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ead3a2 complementary color is Cornflower, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pancho are #e9aea2 and #dce9a2. Thus found on the left and right of #ead3a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cashmere and Caper colors as they work well with Tangent.
The split-complementary Tangent palette consists of #aea2e9 and #a2dce9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2b9e9). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #ead3a2, 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 #ead3a2 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 Tangent. Thus Biloba Flower and Water Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tangent contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Madang, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ead3a2 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tangent tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a2b9e9) and two others. The Water Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2e9d2 and #e9a2b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #ead3a2 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Tangent has a hue angle of 40.83°, a saturation of 63.16% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ead3a2 is made of 0% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 28.23% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #ead3a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,211,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.01, 28.23, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(40.83,63.16%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.83,30.77%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.3469,0.8279,27.2152) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.7475,66.6896,43.6949) |