Limed Oak Color
Limed Oak is a orange color with hex code #AC8A56. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with limed oak, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Limed Oak Color Values
What Does Limed Oak Mean?
Limed Oak belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Limed Oak sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Limed Oak is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: light yellowish brown, #C19A6B).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Limed Oak
Limed Oak and #587AAD are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AD6058 and #A4AD58, which sit beside limed oak on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair limed oak with triadic partners #58AD8B and #8B58AD. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Muesli —
#AA8B5B(Delta E 3) - McKenzie —
#AF8751(Delta E 3) - Coffee —
#A6814C(Delta E 4) - Muddy Waters —
#B78E5C(Delta E 4) - Barley Corn —
#A68B5B(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #AC8A56; }
.background { background-color: #AC8A56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #AC8A56; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #AC8A5640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for limed oak?
Limed Oak has the hex code #AC8A56. In RGB notation it is rgb(172, 138, 86), in HSL it is hsl(36, 34%, 51%), and its OKLCH value is 0.654, 0.081, 77.2.
What does the color limed oak mean?
Orange-family colors like limed oak carry distinct psychological associations. Limed Oak belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Limed Oak sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with limed oak?
Limed Oak has three easy routes: its complement #587AAD for punch, its neighbors #AD6058 and #A4AD58 for something calmer, or triadic partners #58AD8B and #8B58AD when you want energy.
Is limed oak a standard web color?
No — Limed Oak is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #AC8A56 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make limed oak lighter or darker?
To lighten limed oak, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F2ECE4 (lightest tint) to #1F190F (darkest shade).
About Limed Oak
Limed Oak is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #AC8A56 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.