Tamale 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 | #0f1b39 |
| Complementary Color | #c6d2f0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tamale Color. The Bells and Whistles Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called October Bounty (#e3c6a3) for more calm effect. Try Compatible Cream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6d2f0 is the best complementary color to Tamale. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f0e4c6 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Wheatfield are #f0cfc6 and #e7f0c6. Thus found on the left and right of #f0e4c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Tahuna Sands colors as they work well with Tamale.
The split-complementary Tamale palette consists of #cfc6f0 and #c6e7f0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6d2f0). Try Moon Raker and Link Water colors in combination with #f0e4c6, 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 #f0e4c6 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 Tamale. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tamale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and We Peep split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0e4c6 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. Tamale tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c6d2f0) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Beauty Bush – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6f0e4 and #f0c6d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #f0e4c6 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Tamale has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 58.33% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0e4c6 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #f0e4c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(240,228,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 16.47, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(42.86,58.33%,85.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.86,17.5%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.8206,-0.7247,16.1128) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.8716,78.0893,64.6054) |