Teak 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 | #4e6b9e |
| Complementary Color | #617eb1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Teak Color. The Westminster 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 soft alternative called Agrellan Earth (#a17c59) for more calm effect. Try Chino as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#617eb1 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 #b19461 complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Teak are #b16c61 and #a5b161. Thus found on the left and right of #b19461 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 #6c61b1 and #61a5b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#617eb1). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #b19461, 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 #b19461 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 Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Teak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b19461 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 (#617eb1) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61b193 and #b1617e.
In a RGB color space, hex #b19461 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Teak has a hue angle of 38.25°, a saturation of 33.9% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b19461 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #b19461 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,148,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 31.37, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(38.25,33.9%,53.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.25,45.2%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.8355,3.9174,30.9567) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.879,31.39,15.7406) |