Wood Stain Brown 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 | #8695b1 |
| Complementary Color | #4e5c79 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wood Stain Brown Color. The Walnut Hull color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Summerville Brown (#997651) for more energetic effect. Try Shadow Ridge as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4e5c79 is the best complementary color to Wood Stain Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #796a4e complementary color is Blue Bayoux, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shadow are #79544e and #72794e. Thus found on the left and right of #796a4e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman Coffee and Go Ben colors as they work well with Wood Stain Brown.
The split-complementary Wood Stain Brown palette consists of #544e79 and #4e7279 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e5c79). Try Mulled Wine and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #796a4e, 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 #796a4e 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 Wood Stain Brown. Thus Smoky and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wood Stain Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Spring Leaves, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #796a4e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wood Stain Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4e5c79) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ferra – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e796a and #794e5d.
In a RGB color space, hex #796a4e is made of 40% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Wood Stain Brown has a hue angle of 39.07°, a saturation of 21.61% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #796a4e is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #796a4e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(121,106,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 16.86, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(39.07,21.61%,39.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.07,35.54%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.5287,1.4283,17.9155) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4143,14.9231,9.3285) |