Woodgrain Color

#996633

Woodgrain is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #69c
Complementary Color #326599
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Woodgrain Color Sample
Woodgrain Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #996633

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Woodgrain Color. The Caramel Cafe color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bungalow Gold (#ad8047) for more calm effect. Try Mandalay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#326599 is the best complementary color to Woodgrain. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #963 complementary color is Azure, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #993332 and #999932. Thus found on the left and right of #963 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stiletto and Sycamore colors as they work well with Woodgrain.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Woodgrain palette consists of #323299 and #329999 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#326599). Try Sapphire and Lochinvar colors in combination with #963, 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 #963 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Woodgrain. Thus Royal Purple and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Woodgrain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure, Apple, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #963 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue 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. Woodgrain tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#326599) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Azure. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #329966 and #993266.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #996633 is made of 50% red, 33% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Woodgrain has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #996633 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 40% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #996633
RGB Decimal rgb(153,102,51)
RGB Percentage 50%, 33%, 17%
CMYK 0, 20, 40, 40
HSL hsl(30,50%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,66.67%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.6418,15.3738,36.4958)
XYZ xyz(18.4858,16.5141,5.3452)
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