Oak Creek is pale, 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 | #a2afb5 |
| Complementary Color | #4a575d |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oak Creek Color. The Choco Loco color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pawn Broker (#473430) for more energetic effect. Try Almond Truffle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4a575d is the best complementary color to Oak Creek. 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 #5d504a complementary color is River Bed, 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 Dorado are #5d4a4d and #5d594a. Thus found on the left and right of #5d504a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Soya Bean colors as they work well with Oak Creek.
The split-complementary Oak Creek palette consists of #4a4d5d and #4a5d59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a575d). Try Trout and Nandor colors in combination with #5d504a, 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 #5d504a 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 Oak Creek. Thus Mulled Wine and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oak Creek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d504a 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. Oak Creek tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4a575d) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a5d50 and #5d4a57.
In a RGB color space, hex #5d504a is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Oak Creek has a hue angle of 18.95°, a saturation of 11.38% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d504a is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #5d504a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,80,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 7.45, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(18.95,11.38%,32.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.95,20.43%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.1207,4.2854,5.5174) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6189,8.5589,7.6763) |