Golden Hind is soft, 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 | #5c8eee |
| Complementary Color | #1042a3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Hind Color. The Raw Umber color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Auric (#c48919) for more calm effect. Try Pumpkin Skin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1042a3 is the best complementary color to Golden Hind. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a37111 complementary color is Tory Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Buttered Rum are #a32810 and #8ba310. Thus found on the left and right of #a37111 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tabasco and Christi colors as they work well with Golden Hind.
The split-complementary Golden Hind palette consists of #2810a3 and #108ba3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1042a3). Try Blue Gem and Blue Chill colors in combination with #a37111, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #a37111 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 Golden Hind. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Hind contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tory Blue, Salem, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #a37111 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Golden Hind tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1042a3) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jazzberry Jam – 120° from the complementary Tory Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10a371 and #a31042.
In a RGB color space, hex #a37111 is made of 56% red, 39% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Hind has a hue angle of 39.45°, a saturation of 81.11% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a37111 is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 57.25% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #a37111 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,113,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 39%, 6% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.61, 57.25, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(39.45,81.11%,35.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.45,89.57%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.4246,12.1777,54.4776) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1106,19.6373,3.208) |