Burlywood Color

#deb887

Burlywood 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 #214778
Complementary Color #87acdd
Color Shade: orange (33.79° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Burlywood Color Sample
Burlywood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #deb887

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Burlywood Color. The Coyote 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 Folksy Gold (#d69969) for more energetic effect. Try Whiskey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#87acdd is the best complementary color to Burlywood. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #deb887 complementary color is Chetwode Blue, 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 Calico are #dd8c87 and #d8dd87. Thus found on the left and right of #deb887 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching New York Pink and Zombie colors as they work well with Burlywood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Burlywood palette consists of #8c87dd and #87d8dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87acdd). Try Chetwode Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #deb887, 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 #deb887 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 Burlywood. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Burlywood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chetwode Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #deb887 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. Burlywood tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#87acdd) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking – 120° from the complementary Chetwode Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87ddb8 and #dd87ac.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #deb887 is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Burlywood has a hue angle of 33.79°, a saturation of 56.86% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #deb887 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #deb887
RGB Decimal rgb(222,184,135)
RGB Percentage 41%, 34%, 25%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 34.12, 12.94
HSL hsl(33.79,56.86%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.79,39.19%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.0169,7.0524,30.0125)
XYZ xyz(51.6379,51.5598,30.1521)
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