Limed Oak 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 | #5375a9 |
| Complementary Color | #5578ac |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Limed Oak Color. The Rhubarb Leaf Green 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 Rutherford (#8d734f) for more calm effect. Try Cigar Box as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5578ac is the best complementary color to Limed Oak. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ac8a56 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 #ac5e55 and #a3ac55. Thus found on the left and right of #ac8a56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Limed Oak.
The split-complementary Limed Oak palette consists of #5f55ac and #55a3ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5578ac). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #ac8a56, 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 #ac8a56 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 Limed Oak. Thus Deluge and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Limed Oak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac8a56 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. Limed Oak tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5578ac) 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 #55ac8a and #ac5578.
In a RGB color space, hex #ac8a56 is made of 43% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Limed Oak has a hue angle of 36.28°, a saturation of 34.13% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac8a56 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #ac8a56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,138,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 35%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 33.72, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(36.28,34.13%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.28,50%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5434,6.2066,32.6031) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7815,27.6195,12.671) |