Barrel Aged 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 | #7496ba |
| Complementary Color | #45668b |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Barrel Aged Color. The Toffee 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 soft alternative called Rookwood Antique Gold (#a58258) for more calm effect. Try Tan Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#45668b is the best complementary color to Barrel Aged. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b6945 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 Spicy Mix are #8b4645 and #898b45. Thus found on the left and right of #8b6945 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with Barrel Aged.
The split-complementary Barrel Aged palette consists of #46458b and #45898b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#45668b). Try Victoria and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8b6945, 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 #8b6945 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 Barrel Aged. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barrel Aged contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Hippie Green, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b6945 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. Barrel Aged tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#45668b) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #458b69 and #8b4566.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b6945 is made of 44% red, 34% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Barrel Aged has a hue angle of 30.86°, a saturation of 33.65% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b6945 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b6945 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,105,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 34%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 27.45, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(30.86,33.65%,40.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.86,50.36%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.0031,8.8897,25.4257) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7732,16.0218,7.8387) |