Goldenrod Tea Color

#a17841

Goldenrod Tea 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 #5e87be
Complementary Color #4169a1
Color Shade: orange (34.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.31% (better contrasting with white)
Goldenrod Tea Color Sample
Goldenrod Tea Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a17841

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Goldenrod Tea Color. The Teak 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 saturated alternative called Different Gold (#bc934d) for more energetic effect. Try Wheatacre as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4169a1 is the best complementary color to Goldenrod Tea. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a17841 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 #a14841 and #99a141. Thus found on the left and right of #a17841 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Sycamore colors as they work well with Goldenrod Tea.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Goldenrod Tea palette consists of #4741a1 and #4199a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4169a1). Try Gigas and Boston Blue colors in combination with #a17841, 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 #a17841 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 Goldenrod Tea. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Goldenrod Tea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Apple, and Rouge split by 90° on the color wheel. #a17841 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. Goldenrod Tea tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4169a1) 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 #41a178 and #a14169.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a17841 is made of 47% red, 35% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Goldenrod Tea has a hue angle of 34.38°, a saturation of 42.48% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a17841 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 37.65% yellow and 36.86% black ink.

HEX #a17841
RGB Decimal rgb(161,120,65)
RGB Percentage 47%, 35%, 19%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 37.65, 36.86
HSL hsl(34.38,42.48%,44.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.38,59.63%,63.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.3755,9.6675,36.017)
XYZ xyz(22.3685,21.3917,7.9511)
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