Golden Pilsner Color

#956f3f

Golden Pilsner 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 #6a90c0
Complementary Color #3f6495
Color Shade: orange (33.49° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.57% (better contrasting with white)
Golden Pilsner Color Sample
Golden Pilsner Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #956f3f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Pilsner Color. The Limed Oak color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fall Harvest (#a78a59) for more calm effect. Try Über Umber as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3f6495 is the best complementary color to Golden Pilsner. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #956f3f complementary color is San Marino, 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 Cape Palliser are #95443f and #90953f. Thus found on the left and right of #956f3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tosca and Sycamore colors as they work well with Golden Pilsner.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Pilsner palette consists of #443f95 and #3f9095 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f6495). Try Gigas and Paradiso colors in combination with #956f3f, 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 #956f3f 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 Golden Pilsner. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Pilsner contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Apple, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #956f3f 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. Golden Pilsner tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3f6495) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vin Rouge – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f956f and #953f65.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #956f3f is made of 46% red, 34% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Pilsner has a hue angle of 33.49°, a saturation of 40.57% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #956f3f is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 41.57% black ink.

HEX #956f3f
RGB Decimal rgb(149,111,63)
RGB Percentage 46%, 34%, 20%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 33.72, 41.57
HSL hsl(33.49,40.57%,41.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.49,57.72%,58.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.6381,9.3079,32.2949)
XYZ xyz(18.9761,18.1173,7.1995)
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