Medium Wood is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #597f9b |
| Complementary Color | #648aa6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Medium Wood Color. The Greyish Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Art and Craft (#896956) for more calm effect. Try Rich Taupe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#648aa6 is the best complementary color to Medium Wood. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a68064 complementary color is Hoki, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sandal are #a66469 and #a6a164. Thus found on the left and right of #a68064 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Medium Wood.
The split-complementary Medium Wood palette consists of #6469a6 and #64a6a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#648aa6). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a68064, 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 #a68064 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Medium Wood. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medium Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Asparagus, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a68064 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Medium Wood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#648aa6) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #64a680 and #a6648a.
In a RGB color space, hex #a68064 is made of 42% red, 32% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Medium Wood has a hue angle of 25.45°, a saturation of 27.05% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a68064 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a68064 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,128,100) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 32%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 25.88, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(25.45,27.05%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.45,39.76%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.5508,10.7926,20.8343) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7453,24.4654,15.422) |