Peat 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 | #8992ad |
| Complementary Color | #525b76 |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Peat Color. The Sheraton Sage 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 Charlie Horse (#948263) for more energetic effect. Try Connected Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#525b76 is the best complementary color to Peat. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #766d52 complementary color is Comet, 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 #765b52 and #6d7652. Thus found on the left and right of #766d52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Go Ben colors as they work well with Peat.
The split-complementary Peat palette consists of #5a5276 and #526d76 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#525b76). Try Smoky and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #766d52, 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 #766d52 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 Peat. Thus Salt Box and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Peat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Comet, Como, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #766d52 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. Peat tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#525b76) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ferra – 120° from the complementary Comet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #52766d and #76525b.
In a RGB color space, hex #766d52 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Peat has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 18% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #766d52 is made of 0% cyan, 3.52% magenta, 14.11% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #766d52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(118,109,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.52, 14.11, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(45,18%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,30.51%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.1746,-1.0572,16.387) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4628,15.398,10.1925) |