Birch is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #c0c8d9 |
| Complementary Color | #262d3f |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 19.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Birch Color. The Pure Woody 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 Beech (#5b4f3b) for more calm effect. Try Codium Fragile as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#262d3f is the best complementary color to Birch. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3f3726 complementary color is Ebony Clay, 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 Birch are #3f2a26 and #3a3f26. Thus found on the left and right of #3f3726 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching English Walnut and Rangitoto colors as they work well with Birch.
The split-complementary Birch palette consists of #2a263f and #263a3f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#262d3f). Try Ebony Clay and Outer Space colors in combination with #3f3726, 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 #3f3726 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 Birch. Thus Bleached Cedar and Plantation giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Birch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebony Clay, Green Kelp, and Livid Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f3726 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. Birch tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#262d3f) and two others. The Plantation is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Ebony Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #263f37 and #3f262e.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f3726 is made of 40% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Birch has a hue angle of 40.8°, a saturation of 24.75% and a lightness of 19.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f3726 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 75.29% black ink.
| HEX | #3f3726 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,55,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 9.81, 75.29 |
| HSL | hsl(40.8,24.75%,19.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.8,39.68%,24.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.4356,0.4761,11.9657) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7659,3.9291,2.3936) |