Wood Ash Color

#d7cab0

Wood Ash is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #28354f
Complementary Color #afbcd7
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.67% (better contrasting with black)
Wood Ash Color Sample
Wood Ash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d7cab0

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wood Ash Color. The Sand Paper 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 Spanish Sand (#cab08e) for more energetic effect. Try Baker’s Bread as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#afbcd7 is the best complementary color to Wood Ash. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d7cab0 complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Akaroa are #d7b6af and #d0d7af. Thus found on the left and right of #d7cab0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Green Mist colors as they work well with Wood Ash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wood Ash palette consists of #b6afd7 and #afd0d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afbcd7). Try Wistful and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d7cab0, 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 #d7cab0 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 Wood Ash. Thus Prelude and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wood Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7cab0 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. Wood Ash tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#afbcd7) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afd7ca and #d7afbc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d7cab0 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Wood Ash has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 32.77% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7cab0 is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 15.69% black ink.

HEX #d7cab0
RGB Decimal rgb(215,202,176)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 5.09, 15.29, 15.69
HSL hsl(40,32.77%,76.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,18.14%,84.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.7417,0.3002,14.6139)
XYZ xyz(56.9813,59.8227,49.618)
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