Rooted Color

#5f4f3e

Rooted 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 #a0b0c1
Complementary Color #3e4e5f
Color Shade: orange (30.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30.78% (better contrasting with white)
Rooted Color Sample
Rooted Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f4f3e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Rooted Color. The Boho color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tilled Earth (#80624e) for more energetic effect. Try Otter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3e4e5f is the best complementary color to Rooted. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f4f3e complementary color is Fiord, 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 Kabul are #5f3e3e and #5e5f3e. Thus found on the left and right of #5f4f3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Hemlock colors as they work well with Rooted.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rooted palette consists of #3e3e5f and #3e5e5f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e4e5f). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #5f4f3e, 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 #5f4f3e 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 Rooted. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rooted contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Tom Thumb, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f4f3e square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Rooted tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3e4e5f) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e5f4f and #5f3e4e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f4f3e is made of 40% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Rooted has a hue angle of 30.91°, a saturation of 21.02% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f4f3e is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 62.75% black ink.

HEX #5f4f3e
RGB Decimal rgb(95,79,62)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 6.27, 12.94, 62.75
HSL hsl(30.91,21.02%,30.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.91,34.74%,37.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.7472,3.8429,12.5401)
XYZ xyz(8.3848,8.3727,5.7316)
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