Gristmill Color

#a29371

Gristmill 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 #5d6c8e
Complementary Color #717fa2
Color Shade: orange (41.63° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.92% (better contrasting with white)
Gristmill Color Sample
Gristmill Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a29371

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gristmill Color. The Mission Trail 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 Industrial Strength (#877a65) for more calm effect. Try Rock'n Oak as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#717fa2 is the best complementary color to Gristmill. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a29371 complementary color is Lynch, 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 Donkey Brown are #a27a71 and #98a271. Thus found on the left and right of #a29371 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Gurkha colors as they work well with Gristmill.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gristmill palette consists of #7a71a2 and #7198a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#717fa2). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #a29371, 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 #a29371 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 Gristmill. Thus Trendy Pink and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gristmill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Amulet, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a29371 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. Gristmill tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#717fa2) and two others. The Sea Nymph is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71a293 and #a27180.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a29371 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Gristmill has a hue angle of 41.63°, a saturation of 20.85% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a29371 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #a29371
RGB Decimal rgb(162,147,113)
RGB Percentage 38%, 35%, 27%
CMYK 0, 5.88, 19.22, 36.47
HSL hsl(41.63,20.85%,53.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.63,30.25%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.4302,0.1835,20.0558)
XYZ xyz(28.3146,29.7411,19.871)
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