Elmwood 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 | #73839e |
| Complementary Color | #61718c |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Elmwood Color. The Calico Rock color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Old Boot (#7c644b) for more energetic effect. Try Landmark Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#61718c is the best complementary color to Elmwood. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c7c61 complementary color is Lynch, 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 Domino are #8c6661 and #868c61. Thus found on the left and right of #8c7c61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Avocado colors as they work well with Elmwood.
The split-complementary Elmwood palette consists of #66618c and #61868c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61718c). Try Kimberly and Juniper colors in combination with #8c7c61, 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 #8c7c61 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 Elmwood. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elmwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Glade Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c7c61 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. Elmwood tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#61718c) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #618c7c and #8c6171.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c7c61 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Elmwood has a hue angle of 37.67°, a saturation of 18.14% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c7c61 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #8c7c61 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,124,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 16.86, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(37.67,18.14%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.67,30.71%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.7891,1.7824,17.0099) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1805,20.8538,14.2708) |