Willow Tree Color

#9e8f66

Willow Tree 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 #617099
Complementary Color #66749d
Color Shade: orange (43.93° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.98% (better contrasting with white)
Willow Tree Color Sample
Willow Tree Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9e8f66

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Willow Tree Color. The Weathered Wicker color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pesto Green (#817553) for more calm effect. Try Rainforest Zipline as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#66749d is the best complementary color to Willow Tree. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e8f66 complementary color is Lynch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sandal are #9d7366 and #919d66. Thus found on the left and right of #9e8f66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Toast and Avocado colors as they work well with Willow Tree.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Willow Tree palette consists of #73669d and #66909d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#66749d). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #9e8f66, 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 #9e8f66 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 Willow Tree. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Willow Tree contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e8f66 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Willow Tree tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#66749d) and two others. The Patina 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 #669d8f and #9d6674.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9e8f66 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Willow Tree has a hue angle of 43.93°, a saturation of 22.4% and a lightness of 50.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e8f66 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #9e8f66
RGB Decimal rgb(158,143,102)
RGB Percentage 39%, 35%, 25%
CMYK 0, 5.88, 21.96, 38.04
HSL hsl(43.93,22.4%,50.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.93,35.44%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.7741,-0.7062,23.8811)
XYZ xyz(26.3213,27.8733,16.5632)
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