French Oak 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 | #446183 |
| Complementary Color | #7b98bb |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to French Oak Color. The Tawny Birch 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 Wagon Wheel (#c2b79e) for more calm effect. Try Cognac Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7b98bb is the best complementary color to French 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 #bb9e7c 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 Mongoose are #bb7e7b and #b8bb7b. Thus found on the left and right of #bb9e7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with French Oak.
The split-complementary French Oak palette consists of #7e7bbb and #7bb8bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b98bb). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #bb9e7c, 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 #bb9e7c 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 French Oak. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Oak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb9e7c 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. French Oak tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7b98bb) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7bbb9e and #bb7b98.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb9e7c is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode French Oak has a hue angle of 32.38°, a saturation of 31.66% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb9e7c is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb9e7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,158,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 24.7, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(32.38,31.66%,60.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.38,33.69%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.8803,5.7174,21.7618) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3585,36.4738,24.1926) |