Teak 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 | #5476ac |
| Complementary Color | #5374ab |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Teak Color. The Highland Ridge color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Green Fig (#b3a476) for more calm effect. Try Cigar Box as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5374ab is the best complementary color to Teak. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab8953 complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Limed Oak are #ab5d53 and #a1ab53. Thus found on the left and right of #ab8953 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Teak.
The split-complementary Teak palette consists of #5c53ab and #53a1ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5374ab). Try Blue Violet and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #ab8953, 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 #ab8953 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 Teak. Thus Studio and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Teak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab8953 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. Teak tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5374ab) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #53ab89 and #ab5374.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab8953 is made of 44% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Teak has a hue angle of 36.82°, a saturation of 34.65% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab8953 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab8953 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,137,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 34.51, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(36.82,34.65%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.82,51.46%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.1348,6.0461,33.6808) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3016,27.1738,11.9897) |