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#A98E69
Scarecrow is a balanced orange sitting at HSL 35°, 27%, 54%. The balanced saturation keeps it present without overwhelming, and the hue reads warm — closer to sunlight than shadow. Designers often reach for it in kitchens, living rooms, dining rooms — ideal for wall colors, upholstery, trim, decor accents. Looks at home next to cream walls, walnut furniture, terracotta tile, brass.
Benjamin Moore
Scarecrow 1041
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-Complementary
Tetradic
Lighter
Darker
Saturation
Best Rooms
kitchens, living rooms, dining rooms
Best Uses
wall colors, upholstery, trim, decor accents
Pairs With
cream walls, walnut furniture, terracotta tile, brass
Deuteranopia
Protanopia
Tritanopia
Open this color in a ready 5-color palette — lighter, darker, complementary and accent shades pre-built. Edit, customize, and download in 15 designer formats free.
BUILD PALETTE WITH THIS COLOR →#A98E69 is Scarecrow, a mid orange with a warm undertone.
Scarecrow reads warm, which influences how it interacts with surrounding tones and natural light.
Scarecrow works well in kitchens, living rooms, dining rooms. Designers typically use it for wall colors, upholstery, trim, decor accents.
Scarecrow pairs naturally with cream walls, walnut furniture, terracotta tile, brass. Its complementary color is also a strong contrast option for accents.
You can download Scarecrow on dsgn.house in 15 designer formats including CSS gradient, Figma, Procreate swatches, Tailwind config, Adobe ASE, SVG, and 4K wallpapers — all free.
#A98E69 converts to RGB 169, 142, 105.