Oswego Tea 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 | #99a2a6 |
| Complementary Color | #596266 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oswego Tea Color. The Cardamom Spice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bradford Brown (#84726c) for more energetic effect. Try Double Espresso as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#596266 is the best complementary color to Oswego Tea. 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 #665d59 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, 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 #66595b and #666359. Thus found on the left and right of #665d59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Chicago colors as they work well with Oswego Tea.
The split-complementary Oswego Tea palette consists of #595b66 and #596663 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#596266). Try Mid Gray and Corduroy colors in combination with #665d59, 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 #665d59 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 Oswego Tea. Thus Scarpa Flow and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oswego Tea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #665d59 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. Oswego Tea tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#596266) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59665d and #665961.
In a RGB color space, hex #665d59 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Oswego Tea has a hue angle of 18.46°, a saturation of 6.81% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #665d59 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #665d59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,93,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 5.1, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(18.46,6.81%,37.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.46,12.75%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.2046,2.847,3.5969) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.197,11.3748,11.0566) |