Oak Harbour 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 | #324c79 |
| Complementary Color | #86a0cd |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Oak Harbour Color. The Capital Grains color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Warrant (#b8966e) for more calm effect. Try Mannered Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#86a0cd is the best complementary color to Oak Harbour. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdb386 complementary color is Polo Blue, 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 Tan are #cd8f86 and #c3cd86. Thus found on the left and right of #cdb386 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Oak Harbour.
The split-complementary Oak Harbour palette consists of #8f86cd and #86c3cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86a0cd). Try Blue Bell and Half Baked colors in combination with #cdb386, 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 #cdb386 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 Oak Harbour. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oak Harbour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdb386 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. Oak Harbour tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#86a0cd) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #86cdb3 and #cd86a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #cdb386 is made of 40% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Oak Harbour has a hue angle of 38.03°, a saturation of 41.52% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdb386 is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #cdb386 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,179,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.19, 27.84, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(38.03,41.52%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.03,34.63%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1517,2.8372,26.4428) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.6,46.9406,29.2113) |