Carved Wood Color

#937a62

Carved Wood is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #6c859d
Complementary Color #617a93
Color Shade: warm red (29.39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.04% (better contrasting with white)
Carved Wood Color Sample
Carved Wood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #937a62

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carved Wood Color. The Chatura Beige color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brainstorm Bronze (#74685a) for more calm effect. Try Roycroft Suede as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#617a93 is the best complementary color to Carved Wood. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #937a62 complementary color is Lynch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Domino are #936162 and #939261. Thus found on the left and right of #937a62 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Avocado colors as they work well with Carved Wood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Carved Wood palette consists of #616293 and #619392 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#617a93). Try Kimberly and Patina colors in combination with #937a62, 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 #937a62 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 Carved Wood. Thus Trendy Pink and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Carved Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #937a62 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Carved Wood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#617a93) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #619379 and #93617a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #937a62 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Carved Wood has a hue angle of 29.39°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #937a62 is made of 0% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 42.35% black ink.

HEX #937a62
RGB Decimal rgb(147,122,98)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 27%
CMYK 0, 9.81, 19.22, 42.35
HSL hsl(29.39,20%,48.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.39,33.33%,57.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.9538,5.9977,16.7711)
XYZ xyz(21.1968,21.004,14.4923)
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