Plum Green Color

#695c39

Plum Green 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 #96a3c6
Complementary Color #384569
Color Shade: orange (43.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.76% (better contrasting with white)
Plum Green Color Sample
Plum Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #695c39

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Green Color. The Ground Cumin 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 Nutty Brown (#8a6f44) for more energetic effect. Try Tiki Hut as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#384569 is the best complementary color to Plum Green. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #695c39 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 Yellow Metal are #694438 and #5d6938. Thus found on the left and right of #695c39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Millbrook and Verdigris colors as they work well with Plum Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Plum Green palette consists of #433869 and #385d69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#384569). Try Martinique and William colors in combination with #695c39, 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 #695c39 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 Plum Green. Thus Bossanova and Stromboli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Plum Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Killarney, and Cosmic split by 90° on the color wheel. #695c39 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. Plum Green tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#384569) and two others. The Stromboli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Buccaneer – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38695c and #693845.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #695c39 is made of 41% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Green has a hue angle of 43.75°, a saturation of 29.63% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #695c39 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 18.83% yellow and 58.82% black ink.

HEX #695c39
RGB Decimal rgb(105,92,57)
RGB Percentage 41%, 36%, 22%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 18.83, 58.82
HSL hsl(43.75,29.63%,31.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.75,45.71%,41.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.5011,-0.1463,22.0417)
XYZ xyz(10.3914,10.953,5.4373)
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