Grecian Gold Color

#9e7e54

Grecian Gold is pale, 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 #6181ab
Complementary Color #53739e
Color Shade: orange (34.05° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Grecian Gold Color Sample
Grecian Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9e7e54

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Grecian Gold Color. The Spiced Latte color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Antiquities (#8a6c57) for more calm effect. Try Juicy Fig as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#53739e is the best complementary color to Grecian 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 #9e7e54 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 Barley Corn are #9e5953 and #989e53. Thus found on the left and right of #9e7e54 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Grecian Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grecian Gold palette consists of #58539e and #53989e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#53739e). Try Butterfly Bush and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #9e7e54, 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 #9e7e54 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 Grecian Gold. Thus Affair and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grecian Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Fruit Salad, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e7e54 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. Grecian Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#53739e) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #539e7e and #9e5373.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9e7e54 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Grecian Gold has a hue angle of 34.05°, a saturation of 30.58% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e7e54 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #9e7e54
RGB Decimal rgb(158,126,84)
RGB Percentage 43%, 34%, 23%
CMYK 0, 12.55, 29.02, 38.04
HSL hsl(34.05,30.58%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.05,46.84%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.8977,6.7123,27.4977)
XYZ xyz(23.1616,22.8309,11.5736)
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