Shaded Fern Color

#786947

Shaded Fern 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 #8796b8
Complementary Color #475578
Color Shade: orange (41.63° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.45% (better contrasting with white)
Shaded Fern Color Sample
Shaded Fern Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #786947

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Shaded Fern Color. The Alluring Umber color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Batu Cave (#595438) for more calm effect. Try Arrow Shaft as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#475578 is the best complementary color to Shaded Fern. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #786947 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 #785047 and #6e7847. Thus found on the left and right of #786947 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman Coffee and Dingley colors as they work well with Shaded Fern.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shaded Fern palette consists of #504778 and #476e78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#475578). Try East Bay and Blue Bayoux colors in combination with #786947, 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 #786947 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 Shaded Fern. Thus Affair and Faded Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shaded Fern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Hippie Green, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #786947 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. Shaded Fern tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#475578) and two others. The Faded Jade 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 #477869 and #784756.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #786947 is made of 41% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Shaded Fern has a hue angle of 41.63°, a saturation of 25.65% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #786947 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #786947
RGB Decimal rgb(120,105,71)
RGB Percentage 41%, 35%, 24%
CMYK 0, 5.88, 19.22, 52.94
HSL hsl(41.63,25.65%,37.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.63,40.83%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.0132,0.6588,21.3045)
XYZ xyz(13.9346,14.5512,8.0355)
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