White Oak Color

#ce9f6f

White Oak 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 #316090
Complementary Color #6f9dce
Color Shade: orange (30.32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.16% (better contrasting with white)
White Oak Color Sample
White Oak Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ce9f6f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to White Oak Color. The Sticky Toffee color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Del Sol Maize (#dabf92) for more energetic effect. Try Sahara Gravel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6f9dce is the best complementary color to White 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 #ce9f6f complementary color is Danube, 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 Whiskey are #ce6f6f and #cdce6f. Thus found on the left and right of #ce9f6f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Laser colors as they work well with White Oak.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary White Oak palette consists of #6f6fce and #6fcdce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f9dce). Try Moody Blue and Downy colors in combination with #ce9f6f, 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 #ce9f6f 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 White Oak. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of White Oak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Mantis, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ce9f6f square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. White Oak tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6f9dce) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6fce9f and #ce6f9d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ce9f6f is made of 43% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode White Oak has a hue angle of 30.32°, a saturation of 49.22% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ce9f6f is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 37.25% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #ce9f6f
RGB Decimal rgb(206,159,111)
RGB Percentage 43%, 33%, 23%
CMYK 0, 18.43, 37.25, 19.22
HSL hsl(30.32,49.22%,62.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.32,46.12%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.7989,11.4198,31.7007)
XYZ xyz(40.721,39.0658,20.4331)
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