Smoked Oak Brown
Smoked Oak Brown is a richly saturated orange shade with RGB(87, 63, 22) and hex code #573F16, reading as dark at a glance.
HEX
#573F16
RGB
87, 63, 22
HSL
38°, 60%, 21%
CMYK
0%, 28%, 75%, 66%
LAB
28, 6, 28
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Description
- •Smoked Oak Brown (#573F16) is a warm-toned orange color defined by RGB values of 87, 63, 22 and HSL values of 38 degrees hue, 60% saturation, and 21% lightness. At 21% lightness it appears dark, and its richly saturated character makes it suitable as a strong accent or brand color. It pairs naturally with its complementary shade #162E57 for high-contrast schemes, or with the analogous tones #4E5716 and #571F16 for a more harmonious palette.
Psychology
As a orange shade, Smoked Oak Brown tends to carry the general associations of that hue family: creativity, enthusiasm, and approachability. Orange sits between red and yellow on the wheel and is often associated with warmth, enthusiasm, and affordability in branding.
Hue family
orange
Saturation level
richly saturated
Lightness level
dark
Temperature
warm
Because Smoked Oak Brown is richly saturated and dark, it tends to feel calm and unobtrusive in a design context.
Meaning
Within the orange family, colors like Smoked Oak Brown are commonly associated with creativity, enthusiasm, and approachability, though exact interpretation depends on cultural context and surrounding design elements.
Hue family
orange
Common associations
creativity, enthusiasm, and approachability
Temperature
warm
History
- 1Smoked Oak Brown is a named point in a modern digital color palette rather than a documented historical pigment, but the orange family it belongs to has a long design history. Orange sits between red and yellow on the wheel and is often associated with warmth, enthusiasm, and affordability in branding.
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Visual perception
- At HSL(38, 60%, 21%), Smoked Oak Brown has a relative luminance of about 0.06 on a 0-1 scale, which generally poses low risk for common color vision deficiencies, though pairing with sufficient lightness contrast is still recommended.
Technology specific
- Smoked Oak Brown (#573F16) renders consistently on standard sRGB displays; on wider-gamut or uncalibrated screens, expect minor shifts in perceived saturation. For print reproduction, convert from RGB to CMYK and proof physically, since muted colors like this can shift noticeably between screen and print.
Guidance
Use Smoked Oak Brown with white text for readability (contrast ratio approximately 9.9:1). It is versatile enough to use for larger surfaces such as backgrounds or cards.
Examples
web design
call-to-action buttons
branding
logo accent color
UI design
card and panel backgrounds
spot color for emphasis
Purpose
Smoked Oak Brown works well for accent elements, buttons, and calls-to-action that need to stand out, given its richly saturated and dark profile.
Benefits
visual contrast
pairs with white text for a WCAG contrast ratio of about 9.9:1
palette flexibility
combines with #162E57 (complementary) and #16573F/#3F1657 (triadic) for varied schemes
brand consistency
reads as bold and energetic across most screens