Oak Barrel Color

#715636

Oak Barrel 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 #8ea9c9
Complementary Color #365171
Color Shade: orange (32.54° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.75% (better contrasting with white)
Oak Barrel Color Sample
Oak Barrel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #715636

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Oak Barrel Color. The Nutty Brown 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 saturated alternative called Common Jasper (#946943) for more energetic effect. Try Antiquarian Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#365171 is the best complementary color to Oak Barrel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #715636 complementary color is San Juan, 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 Shingle Fawn are #713836 and #6e7136. Thus found on the left and right of #715636 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Oak Barrel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Oak Barrel palette consists of #383671 and #366e71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#365171). Try Rhino and Oracle colors in combination with #715636, 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 #715636 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 Barrel. Thus Bossanova and Amazon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Oak Barrel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Juan, Killarney, and Cosmic split by 90° on the color wheel. #715636 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 Barrel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#365171) and two others. The Amazon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary San Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #367156 and #713650.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #715636 is made of 45% red, 34% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Oak Barrel has a hue angle of 32.54°, a saturation of 35.33% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #715636 is made of 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 23.13% yellow and 55.69% black ink.

HEX #715636
RGB Decimal rgb(113,86,54)
RGB Percentage 45%, 34%, 21%
CMYK 0, 10.58, 23.13, 55.69
HSL hsl(32.54,35.33%,32.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.54,52.21%,44.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.608,6.8249,22.8468)
XYZ xyz(10.8037,10.4326,4.9343)
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