Oak Plank Color

#5d4f39

Oak Plank 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 #a2b0c6
Complementary Color #38465d
Color Shade: orange (36.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.41% (better contrasting with white)
Oak Plank Color Sample
Oak Plank Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5d4f39

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Oak Plank Color. The Hip Waders 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 Shady Oak (#73694b) for more calm effect. Try Nutria as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#38465d is the best complementary color to Oak Plank. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5d4f39 complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, 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 Millbrook are #5d3d38 and #595d38. Thus found on the left and right of #5d4f39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Verdigris colors as they work well with Oak Plank.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Oak Plank palette consists of #3d385d and #38585d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#38465d). Try Martinique and Spectra colors in combination with #5d4f39, 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 #5d4f39 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 Oak Plank. Thus Voodoo and Stromboli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Oak Plank contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Tom Thumb, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d4f39 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. Oak Plank tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#38465d) and two others. The Stromboli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #385d4f and #5d3846.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5d4f39 is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Oak Plank has a hue angle of 36.67°, a saturation of 24% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d4f39 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 63.53% black ink.

HEX #5d4f39
RGB Decimal rgb(93,79,57)
RGB Percentage 41%, 34%, 25%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 14.12, 63.53
HSL hsl(36.67,24%,29.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.67,38.71%,36.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.4257,2.2141,15.1675)
XYZ xyz(8.0487,8.2145,5.0322)
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