Wood is a medium dark medium bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Wood is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Wood is #966F33.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Wood has 59%% Red, 44% Green, and 20% Blue.
Wood has 36° Hue, 66% Saturation, and 59% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Wood has 36° Hue, 50% Saturation, and 39% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Wood has 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 66% yellow, and 41% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#966F33 |
|
RGB |
(150, 111, 51) |
(59%, 44%, 20%) |
HSV |
(36°, 66, 59) |
(10%, 66%, 59%) |
HSL |
(36°, 50, 39) |
(10%, 50%, 39%) |
CMYK |
(0, 26, 66, 41) |
(0%, 26%, 66%, 41%) |
The natural luminance of Wood is 18%, which is low.
Wood has a higher contrast with black than white.
Wood and black have a 4.6:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Wood and white have a 4.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
18% |
AA (4.6) |
AA (4.5) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Wood paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 17% Yellow, 22% Red, 41% Black, 20% White, as shown below.
Yellow
17%
Red
22%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
41%
White
20%
To mix Wood paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Magenta, 28% Yellow, 41% Black, 20% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
11%
Yellow
28%
Black
41%
White
20%
Colors similar to Wood are: Leather, Earth, Dirt Brown, Clay Brown, and Coffee. Leather is more orange and brighter and lighter than Wood. Earth is more red and paler than Wood. Dirt Brown is paler and darker than Wood. Clay Brown is more red and lighter than Wood. Coffee is paler and lighter than Wood.