Hacienda Color

#9e8022

Hacienda is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #617fdd
Complementary Color #213f9e
Color Shade: warm yellow (45.48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.65% (better contrasting with white)
Hacienda Color Sample
Hacienda Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9e8022

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hacienda Color. The Gordal Olive color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Armageddon Dunes (#926a25) for more calm effect. Try Tawny Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#213f9e is the best complementary color to Hacienda. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e8022 complementary color is Jacksons Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Reef Gold are #9e4121 and #7e9e21. Thus found on the left and right of #9e8022 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Prairie Sand and Olive Drab colors as they work well with Hacienda.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hacienda palette consists of #41219e and #217d9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#213f9e). Try Daisy Bush and Jelly Bean colors in combination with #9e8022, 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 #9e8022 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hacienda. Thus Seance and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hacienda contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jacksons Purple, Forest Green, and Hibiscus split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e8022 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Hacienda tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#213f9e) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mexican Red – 120° from the complementary Jacksons Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #219e80 and #9e213f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9e8022 is made of 49% red, 40% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Hacienda has a hue angle of 45.48°, a saturation of 64.58% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e8022 is made of 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 48.63% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #9e8022
RGB Decimal rgb(158,128,34)
RGB Percentage 49%, 40%, 11%
CMYK 0, 11.76, 48.63, 38.04
HSL hsl(45.48,64.58%,37.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45.48,78.48%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.8895,1.9406,51.8008)
XYZ xyz(22.1085,22.8229,4.7534)
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