Gremlin Color

#a79954

Gremlin is calm, 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 #5866ab
Complementary Color #5461a7
Color Shade: warm yellow (49.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.22% (better contrasting with white)
Gremlin Color Sample
Gremlin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a79954

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gremlin Color. The Syndicate Camouflage color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Olive Oil (#bab86c) for more energetic effect. Try Aged Eucalyptus as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5461a7 is the best complementary color to Gremlin. 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 #a79954 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Limed Oak are #a76f54 and #8ba754. Thus found on the left and right of #a79954 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santa Fe and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Gremlin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gremlin palette consists of #6f54a7 and #548ba7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5461a7). Try Butterfly Bush and Wedgewood colors in combination with #a79954, 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 #a79954 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 Gremlin. Thus Wisteria and Breaker Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gremlin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a79954 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. Gremlin tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5461a7) and two others. The Breaker Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matrix – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54a799 and #a75462.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a79954 is made of 41% red, 38% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Gremlin has a hue angle of 49.88°, a saturation of 33.07% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a79954 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 34.51% black ink.

HEX #a79954
RGB Decimal rgb(167,153,84)
RGB Percentage 41%, 38%, 21%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 32.55, 34.51
HSL hsl(49.88,33.07%,49.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(49.88,49.7%,65.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.0426,-4.3733,37.875)
XYZ xyz(28.9278,31.638,12.9696)
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