Light 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 | #2d4e7c |
| Complementary Color | #83a3d1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Oak Color. The Rustic Adobe 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 soft alternative called Burnished Caramel (#be9167) for more calm effect. Try Sonora Shade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#83a3d1 is the best complementary color to Light 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 #d2b183 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 #d18983 and #cbd183. Thus found on the left and right of #d2b183 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching My Pink and Winter Hazel colors as they work well with Light Oak.
The split-complementary Light Oak palette consists of #8983d1 and #83cbd1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#83a3d1). Try Moody Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #d2b183, 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 #d2b183 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 Light Oak. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Oak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2b183 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. Light Oak tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#83a3d1) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #83d1b1 and #d183a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2b183 is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Light Oak has a hue angle of 34.94°, a saturation of 46.75% and a lightness of 66.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2b183 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #d2b183 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,177,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 30.98, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(34.94,46.75%,66.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.94,37.62%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.0518,5.5359,27.9914) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3972,46.7846,28.0577) |