Wood Green 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 | #5873a6 |
| Complementary Color | #5974a7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wood Green Color. The Sedia color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Woolen Vest (#b0a582) for more calm effect. Try Chicory Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5974a7 is the best complementary color to Wood Green. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a78c59 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Barley Corn are #a76559 and #9ba759. Thus found on the left and right of #a78c59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Wood Green.
The split-complementary Wood Green palette consists of #6459a7 and #599aa7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5974a7). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a78c59, 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 #a78c59 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 Wood Green. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wood Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a78c59 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. Wood Green tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5974a7) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59a78c and #a75973.
In a RGB color space, hex #a78c59 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Wood Green has a hue angle of 39.23°, a saturation of 30.71% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a78c59 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a78c59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,140,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 30.59, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(39.23,30.71%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.23,46.71%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.6103,3.254,30.9617) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1176,27.6929,13.3672) |