Birchwood Color

#ccbeac

Birchwood 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 #334153
Complementary Color #acbacc
Color Shade: orange (33.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 73.73% (better contrasting with white)
Birchwood Color Sample
Birchwood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ccbeac

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Birchwood Color. The Candied Ginger 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 Light Pumpkin Brown (#c2a585) for more energetic effect. Try Light Ash Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#acbacc is the best complementary color to Birchwood. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ccbeac complementary color is Casper, 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 Soft Amber are #ccaeac and #caccac. Thus found on the left and right of #ccbeac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Birchwood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Birchwood palette consists of #aeaccc and #accacc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acbacc). Try Logan and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #ccbeac, 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 #ccbeac 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 Birchwood. Thus London Hue and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Birchwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccbeac 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. Birchwood tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#acbacc) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acccbe and #ccacba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ccbeac is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Birchwood has a hue angle of 33.75°, a saturation of 23.88% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccbeac is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #ccbeac
RGB Decimal rgb(204,190,172)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 12.55, 20
HSL hsl(33.75,23.88%,73.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.75,15.69%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.6637,1.9439,10.86)
XYZ xyz(50.7617,52.6428,46.5154)
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