Wave of Grain Color

#a0764a

Wave of Grain is calm, 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 #5f89b5
Complementary Color #4973a0
Color Shade: orange (30.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.88% (better contrasting with white)
Wave of Grain Color Sample
Wave of Grain Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a0764a

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wave of Grain Color. The Bugle Boy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bosc Pear (#c09056) for more energetic effect. Try Radiance as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4973a0 is the best complementary color to Wave of Grain. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a0764a complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Cape Palliser are #a04a49 and #9fa049. Thus found on the left and right of #a0764a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Husk colors as they work well with Wave of Grain.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wave of Grain palette consists of #4a49a0 and #499fa0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4973a0). Try Victoria and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a0764a, 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 #a0764a 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 Wave of Grain. Thus Affair and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wave of Grain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0764a 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. Wave of Grain tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4973a0) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49a076 and #a04973.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a0764a is made of 45% red, 34% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Wave of Grain has a hue angle of 30.7°, a saturation of 36.75% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0764a is made of 0% cyan, 16.48% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #a0764a
RGB Decimal rgb(160,118,74)
RGB Percentage 45%, 34%, 21%
CMYK 0, 16.48, 33.73, 37.25
HSL hsl(30.7,36.75%,45.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.7,53.75%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.8672,11.1353,30.5103)
XYZ xyz(22.2117,20.9249,9.3468)
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