Library Oak is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #708ba6 |
| Complementary Color | #59738f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Library Oak Color. The Garden Salt Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Midnight Brown (#706048) for more calm effect. Try Caramel Kiss as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#59738f is the best complementary color to Library Oak. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8f7459 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Beaver are #8f5959 and #8f8f59. Thus found on the left and right of #8f7459 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Library Oak.
The split-complementary Library Oak palette consists of #59598f and #598f8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#59738f). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #8f7459, 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 #8f7459 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Library Oak. Thus Trendy Pink and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Library Oak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Spring Leaves, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f7459 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Library Oak tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#59738f) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #598f74 and #8f5974.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f7459 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Library Oak has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 23.28% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f7459 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8f7459 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,116,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 21.18, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(30,23.28%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,37.76%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.7476,6.5655,18.9078) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3763,19.0517,12.1073) |