Siam Gold Color

#896f40

Siam Gold is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #7690bf
Complementary Color #405989
Color Shade: orange (38.63° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.41% (better contrasting with white)
Siam Gold Color Sample
Siam Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #896f40

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Siam Gold Color. The Saffron Valley color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Kaolin (#ad7d40) for more energetic effect. Try Kiss Candy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#405989 is the best complementary color to Siam Gold. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #896f40 complementary color is East Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Mix are #894a40 and #7e8940. Thus found on the left and right of #896f40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ironstone and Sycamore colors as they work well with Siam Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Siam Gold palette consists of #4a4089 and #407e89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#405989). Try Victoria and Ming colors in combination with #896f40, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #896f40 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Siam Gold. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Siam Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Goblin, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #896f40 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Siam Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#405989) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40896f and #894059.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #896f40 is made of 44% red, 36% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Siam Gold has a hue angle of 38.63°, a saturation of 36.32% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #896f40 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 46.27% black ink.

HEX #896f40
RGB Decimal rgb(137,111,64)
RGB Percentage 44%, 36%, 21%
CMYK 0, 10.2, 28.63, 46.27
HSL hsl(38.63,36.32%,39.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.63,53.28%,53.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.3323,4.0114,29.8518)
XYZ xyz(16.9264,17.0574,7.2508)
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