Tacao is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #095187 |
| Complementary Color | #78c0f5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tacao Color. The Jackfruit color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tango Mango (#f8c884) for more energetic effect. Try Bagel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#78c0f5 is the best complementary color to Tacao. 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 #f6ae78 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rajah are #f57880 and #f5ed78. Thus found on the left and right of #f6ae78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Froly and Manz colors as they work well with Tacao.
The split-complementary Tacao palette consists of #7881f5 and #78f5ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#78c0f5). Try Cornflower Blue and Spray colors in combination with #f6ae78, 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 #f6ae78 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 Tacao. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tacao contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6ae78 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tacao tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#78c0f5) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78f5ae and #f578c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #f6ae78 is made of 46% red, 32% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Tacao has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 87.5% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6ae78 is made of 0% cyan, 28.23% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 3.53% black ink.
| HEX | #f6ae78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(246,174,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 32%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 28.23, 49.41, 3.53 |
| HSL | hsl(25.71,87.5%,71.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.71,51.22%,96.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.8127,20.4356,38.0844) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5323,51.221,24.6764) |