Driftwood 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 | #5985ba |
| Complementary Color | #4570a6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Driftwood Color. The Narcissus 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 Mud Ball (#966544) for more calm effect. Try Copper Pot as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4570a6 is the best complementary color to Driftwood. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a67a45 complementary color is San Marino, 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 Cape Palliser are #a64945 and #a1a645. Thus found on the left and right of #a67a45 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Sycamore colors as they work well with Driftwood.
The split-complementary Driftwood palette consists of #4945a6 and #45a1a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4570a6). Try Gigas and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a67a45, 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 #a67a45 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 Driftwood. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Driftwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a67a45 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. Driftwood tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4570a6) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #45a67a and #a64571.
In a RGB color space, hex #a67a45 is made of 46% red, 34% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Driftwood has a hue angle of 32.78°, a saturation of 41.28% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a67a45 is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a67a45 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,122,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 34%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.26, 38.04, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(32.78,41.28%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.78,58.43%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.5072,11.0602,35.3812) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7596,22.4557,8.7123) |