Teak Color
Teak is a orange color with hex code #B19461. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with teak, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Teak Color Values
What Does Teak Mean?
Teak 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. Teak sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Teak is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: light yellowish brown, #C19A6B).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Teak
Teak and #627FB2 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 — #B26C62 and #A7B262, which sit beside teak on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair teak with triadic partners #62B294 and #9462B2. 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
- Dark Beige —
#AC9362(Delta E 2) - Dark Sand —
#A88F59(Delta E 3) - Muesli —
#AA8B5B(Delta E 4) - Barley Corn —
#A68B5B(Delta E 4) - Limed Oak —
#AC8A56(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #B19461; }
.background { background-color: #B19461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #B19461; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #B1946140; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for teak?
Teak has the hex code #B19461. In RGB notation it is rgb(177, 148, 97), in HSL it is hsl(38, 34%, 54%), and its OKLCH value is 0.681, 0.077, 81.
What does the color teak mean?
Orange-family colors like teak carry distinct psychological associations. Teak 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. Teak sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with teak?
Teak has three easy routes: its complement #627FB2 for punch, its neighbors #B26C62 and #A7B262 for something calmer, or triadic partners #62B294 and #9462B2 when you want energy.
Is teak a standard web color?
No — Teak is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #B19461 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make teak lighter or darker?
To lighten teak, 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 Teak
Teak 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.
Use our Color Converter to convert #B19461 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.