Timber Beam Color

#a0855c

Timber Beam 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 #5f7aa3
Complementary Color #5c77a0
Color Shade: orange (36.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.41% (better contrasting with white)
Timber Beam Color Sample
Timber Beam Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a0855c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Timber Beam Color. The Chameleon 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 Big Stone Beach (#886e54) for more calm effect. Try Castle Moat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5c77a0 is the best complementary color to Timber Beam. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a0855c complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Barley Corn are #a0635c and #98a05c. Thus found on the left and right of #a0855c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Timber Beam.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Timber Beam palette consists of #625ca0 and #5c98a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c77a0). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a0855c, 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 #a0855c 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 Timber Beam. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Timber Beam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0855c 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. Timber Beam tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5c77a0) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coral Tree – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ca085 and #a05c76.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a0855c is made of 42% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Timber Beam has a hue angle of 36.18°, a saturation of 26.98% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0855c is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #a0855c
RGB Decimal rgb(160,133,92)
RGB Percentage 42%, 35%, 24%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 26.67, 37.25
HSL hsl(36.18,26.98%,49.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.18,42.5%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.0962,4.5036,25.9387)
XYZ xyz(24.8165,25.0213,13.6468)
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