Grog Yellow 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 | #6c8fbc |
| Complementary Color | #426593 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Grog Yellow Color. The Shingle Fawn color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Barley Corn (#a68b5b) for more calm effect. Try Wasteland as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#426593 is the best complementary color to Grog Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #937043 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cape Palliser are #934742 and #8e9342. Thus found on the left and right of #937043 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with Grog Yellow.
The split-complementary Grog Yellow palette consists of #484293 and #428e93 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#426593). Try Victoria and Wedgewood colors in combination with #937043, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #937043 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 Grog Yellow. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grog Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Goblin, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #937043 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grog Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#426593) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42936f and #934265.
In a RGB color space, hex #937043 is made of 45% red, 34% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Grog Yellow has a hue angle of 33.75°, a saturation of 37.38% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #937043 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 31.38% yellow and 42.35% black ink.
| HEX | #937043 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(147,112,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 34%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 31.38, 42.35 |
| HSL | hsl(33.75,37.38%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.75,54.42%,57.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7337,8.1951,30.1663) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8399,18.1966,7.8295) |