Carmel Woods Color

#8d6b3b

Carmel Woods is calm, 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 #7294c4
Complementary Color #3b5d8d
Color Shade: orange (35.12° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.22% (better contrasting with white)
Carmel Woods Color Sample
Carmel Woods Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8d6b3b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Carmel Woods Color. The Gold Metal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Muddy Waters (#a9844f) for more calm effect. Try Indian Brass as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3b5d8d is the best complementary color to Carmel Woods. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d6b3b complementary color is Chambray, 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 Potters Clay are #8d423b and #868d3b. Thus found on the left and right of #8d6b3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sanguine Brown and Sycamore colors as they work well with Carmel Woods.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Carmel Woods palette consists of #413b8d and #3b858d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b5d8d). Try Gigas and Paradiso colors in combination with #8d6b3b, 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 #8d6b3b 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 Carmel Woods. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Carmel Woods contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chambray, Goblin, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d6b3b 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. Carmel Woods tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3b5d8d) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vin Rouge – 120° from the complementary Chambray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b8d6b and #8d3b5c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8d6b3b is made of 46% red, 35% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Carmel Woods has a hue angle of 35.12°, a saturation of 41% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d6b3b is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 32.15% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #8d6b3b
RGB Decimal rgb(141,107,59)
RGB Percentage 46%, 35%, 19%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 32.15, 44.71
HSL hsl(35.12,41%,39.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.12,58.16%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.6159,7.6811,31.8245)
XYZ xyz(17.0316,16.4939,6.4236)
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