Felted Wool 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 | #686f7c |
| Complementary Color | #838a97 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Felted Wool Color. The Bison Hide color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tadpole (#7d7771) for more calm effect. Try Sage Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#838a97 is the best complementary color to Felted Wool. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #979083 complementary color is Regent Gray, 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 Pale Oyster are #978683 and #939783. Thus found on the left and right of #979083 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemp and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Felted Wool.
The split-complementary Felted Wool palette consists of #868397 and #839397 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#838a97). Try Waterloo and Regent Gray colors in combination with #979083, 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 #979083 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 Felted Wool. Thus Mamba and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Felted Wool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Spanish Green, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #979083 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. Felted Wool tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#838a97) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #839790 and #97838a.
In a RGB color space, hex #979083 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Felted Wool has a hue angle of 39°, a saturation of 8.77% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #979083 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #979083 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,144,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 7.85, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(39,8.77%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39,13.25%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.0371,0.2567,7.8275) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8325,28.1645,25.4948) |