Touch of Tan Color

#eed9d1

Touch of Tan 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 #11262e
Complementary Color #d1e6ee
Color Shade: warm red (16.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.65% (better contrasting with black)
Touch of Tan Color Sample
Touch of Tan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eed9d1

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Touch of Tan Color. The Sweet Peach color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Adobe South (#e5c1a7) for more energetic effect. Try Rose Fog as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d1e6ee is the best complementary color to Touch of Tan. 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 #eed9d1 complementary color is Jagged Ice, 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 Pot Pourri are #eed1d7 and #eee7d1. Thus found on the left and right of #eed9d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Aths Special colors as they work well with Touch of Tan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Touch of Tan palette consists of #d1d7ee and #d1eee7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1e6ee). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #eed9d1, 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 #eed9d1 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 Touch of Tan. Thus Prelude and Frostee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Touch of Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Peppermint, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #eed9d1 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. Touch of Tan tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#d1e6ee) and two others. The Frostee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Jagged Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1eed9 and #eed1e6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eed9d1 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Touch of Tan has a hue angle of 16.55°, a saturation of 46.03% and a lightness of 87.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eed9d1 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #eed9d1
RGB Decimal rgb(238,217,209)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 8.23, 11.37, 6.67
HSL hsl(16.55,46.03%,87.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.55,12.18%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.1638,5.9265,6.5486)
XYZ xyz(71.5814,72.4063,70.5247)
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