Oregano Spice is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #72789b |
| Complementary Color | #63698d |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Oregano Spice Color. The Mangrove color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Secret Path (#737054) for more calm effect. Try Priory as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#63698d is the best complementary color to Oregano Spice. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d8764 complementary color is Lynch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clay Creek are #8d7263 and #7e8d63. Thus found on the left and right of #8d8764 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cement and Avocado colors as they work well with Oregano Spice.
The split-complementary Oregano Spice palette consists of #72638d and #637e8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#63698d). Try Rum and Lynch colors in combination with #8d8764, 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 #8d8764 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Oregano Spice. Thus Trendy Pink and Juniper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oregano Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Viridian Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d8764 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Oregano Spice tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#63698d) and two others. The Juniper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rose – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #638d87 and #8d636a.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d8764 is made of 38% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Oregano Spice has a hue angle of 51.22°, a saturation of 17.01% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d8764 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 16.07% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d8764 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,135,100) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 36%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 16.07, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(51.22,17.01%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.22,29.08%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.9983,-3.5813,19.6725) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9487,23.9108,15.515) |