Graceful Gazelle 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 | #5875af |
| Complementary Color | #506ca7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Graceful Gazelle Color. The Oatmeal Biscuit color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chili Green (#8d7040) for more energetic effect. Try Desert Willow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#506ca7 is the best complementary color to Graceful Gazelle. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a78a50 complementary color is Kashmir 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 Limed Oak are #a75e50 and #98a750. Thus found on the left and right of #a78a50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Graceful Gazelle.
The split-complementary Graceful Gazelle palette consists of #5e50a7 and #5098a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#506ca7). Try Butterfly Bush and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a78a50, 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 #a78a50 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 Graceful Gazelle. Thus Affair and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Graceful Gazelle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a78a50 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. Graceful Gazelle tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#506ca7) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50a78a and #a7506c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a78a50 is made of 43% red, 36% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Graceful Gazelle has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 35.22% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a78a50 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a78a50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,138,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 36%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 34.12, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(40,35.22%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,52.1%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.9481,3.4785,34.9565) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4728,26.9716,11.4002) |