Wooden Peg 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 | #57667c |
Complementary Color | #8291a8 |
Color Shade: | orange (35.68° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wooden Peg Color. The Squirrel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Corkboard (#9d805d) for more energetic effect. Try Desert Taupe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8291a8 is the best complementary color to Wooden Peg. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a89983 complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Donkey Brown are #a88682 and #a4a882. Thus found on the left and right of #a89983 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Wooden Peg.
The split-complementary Wooden Peg palette consists of #8682a8 and #82a4a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8291a8). Try Manatee and Gumbo colors in combination with #a89983, 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 #a89983 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 Wooden Peg. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wooden Peg contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Amulet, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a89983 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. Wooden Peg tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8291a8) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82a899 and #a88291.
In a RGB color space, hex #a89983 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Wooden Peg has a hue angle of 35.68°, a saturation of 17.54% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a89983 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
HEX | #a89983 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(168,153,131) |
RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
CMYK | 0, 5.88, 14.51, 34.12 |
HSL | hsl(35.68,17.54%,58.63%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.68,22.02%,65.88%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(63.9547,1.8807,13.5732) |
XYZ | xyz(31.6364,32.746,26.1259) |