Old Willow Leaf Color

#756947

Old Willow Leaf 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 #8a96b8
Complementary Color #475375
Color Shade: orange (44.35° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.86% (better contrasting with white)
Old Willow Leaf Color Sample
Old Willow Leaf Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #756947

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Willow Leaf Color. The Longboat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tweed (#937b56) for more energetic effect. Try Iwaicha Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#475375 is the best complementary color to Old Willow Leaf. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #756947 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 Tobacco Brown are #755247 and #6a7547. Thus found on the left and right of #756947 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman Coffee and Dingley colors as they work well with Old Willow Leaf.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old Willow Leaf palette consists of #514775 and #476a75 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#475375). Try Mulled Wine and Blue Bayoux colors in combination with #756947, 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 #756947 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 Old Willow Leaf. Thus Mulled Wine and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old Willow Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Killarney, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #756947 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. Old Willow Leaf tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#475375) and two others. The Como 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 #477568 and #754753.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #756947 is made of 40% red, 36% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Old Willow Leaf has a hue angle of 44.35°, a saturation of 24.47% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #756947 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 54.12% black ink.

HEX #756947
RGB Decimal rgb(117,105,71)
RGB Percentage 40%, 36%, 24%
CMYK 0, 4.7, 18.04, 54.12
HSL hsl(44.35,24.47%,36.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.35,39.32%,45.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.7166,-0.6719,20.86)
XYZ xyz(13.525,14.34,8.0163)
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