Tuscan Color

#fbd5a6

Tuscan 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 #042a59
Complementary Color #a6cbfa
Color Shade: orange (33.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.76% (better contrasting with black)
Tuscan Color Sample
Tuscan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fbd5a6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tuscan Color. The Moccasin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Honied White (#fcefd1) for more calm effect. Try Savannah Sun as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a6cbfa is the best complementary color to Tuscan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fbd5a6 complementary color is Sail, 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 Corvette are #faaaa6 and #f6faa6. Thus found on the left and right of #fbd5a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Texas colors as they work well with Tuscan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tuscan palette consists of #aaa6fa and #a6f6fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6cbfa). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #fbd5a6, 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 #fbd5a6 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 Tuscan. Thus Mauve and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tuscan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbd5a6 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. Tuscan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a6cbfa) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Pink – 120° from the complementary Sail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6fad5 and #faa6cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fbd5a6 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Tuscan has a hue angle of 33.18°, a saturation of 91.4% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbd5a6 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 1.57% black ink.

HEX #fbd5a6
RGB Decimal rgb(251,213,166)
RGB Percentage 40%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 33.33, 1.57
HSL hsl(33.18,91.4%,81.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.18,33.86%,98.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.4125,6.7785,28.1851)
XYZ xyz(70.4608,70.8509,46.0383)
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