Sconce Gold Color

#957340

Sconce 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 #6a8cbf
Complementary Color #406195
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.76% (better contrasting with white)
Sconce Gold Color Sample
Sconce Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #957340

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sconce Gold Color. The Coconut Husk 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 Mustard Gold (#b08e51) for more calm effect. Try Alpine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#406195 is the best complementary color to Sconce 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 #957340 complementary color is Chambray, 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 #954840 and #8c9540. Thus found on the left and right of #957340 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tosca and Sycamore colors as they work well with Sconce Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sconce Gold palette consists of #484095 and #408c95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#406195). Try Gigas and Wedgewood colors in combination with #957340, 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 #957340 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 Sconce Gold. Thus Affair and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sconce Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chambray, Goblin, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #957340 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. Sconce Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#406195) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vin Rouge – 120° from the complementary Chambray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #409573 and #954061.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #957340 is made of 45% red, 35% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Sconce Gold has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 39.91% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #957340 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 41.57% black ink.

HEX #957340
RGB Decimal rgb(149,115,64)
RGB Percentage 45%, 35%, 20%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 33.33, 41.57
HSL hsl(36,39.91%,41.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,57.05%,58.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.712,7.0948,33.0481)
XYZ xyz(19.4506,19.0212,7.4968)
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