Shady Oak is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #8c96b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b5573 |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Shady Oak Color. The Eagle Rock color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Walnut Hull (#5d5242) for more calm effect. Try Muddled Basil as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b5573 is the best complementary color to Shady Oak. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #73694b complementary color is Fiord, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Go Ben are #73554b and #69734b. Thus found on the left and right of #73694b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman Coffee and Finch colors as they work well with Shady Oak.
The split-complementary Shady Oak palette consists of #554b73 and #4b6973 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b5573). Try Mulled Wine and Blue Bayoux colors in combination with #73694b, 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 #73694b 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 Shady Oak. Thus Mulled Wine and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shady Oak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Como, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #73694b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shady Oak tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4b5573) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ferra – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b7369 and #734b55.
In a RGB color space, hex #73694b is made of 39% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Shady Oak has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 21.05% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73694b is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #73694b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,105,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 15.69, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(45,21.05%,37.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,34.78%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.5978,-1.0198,18.3286) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3918,14.256,8.7025) |