Wheatacre Color

#ad935b

Wheatacre 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 #526ca4
Complementary Color #5b75ad
Color Shade: orange (40.98° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.76% (better contrasting with white)
Wheatacre Color Sample
Wheatacre Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ad935b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wheatacre Color. The Goldenrod Tea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Warm Spice (#987744) for more energetic effect. Try Tarragon Tease as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5b75ad is the best complementary color to Wheatacre. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ad935b complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Teak are #ad695b and #9ead5b. Thus found on the left and right of #ad935b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Wheatacre.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wheatacre palette consists of #695bad and #5b9ead colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b75ad). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #ad935b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ad935b 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 Wheatacre. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wheatacre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fern, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad935b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wheatacre tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5b75ad) and two others. The Silver Tree 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 #5bad92 and #ad5b75.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ad935b is made of 42% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Wheatacre has a hue angle of 40.98°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad935b is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 32.15% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #ad935b
RGB Decimal rgb(173,147,91)
RGB Percentage 42%, 36%, 22%
CMYK 0, 10.19, 32.15, 32.16
HSL hsl(40.98,33.33%,51.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.98,47.4%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.0892,2.1517,33.1458)
XYZ xyz(29.5556,30.507,14.2282)
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