Golden Griffon Color

#a99058

Golden Griffon 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 #566fa7
Complementary Color #5870a9
Color Shade: orange (41.48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Golden Griffon Color Sample
Golden Griffon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a99058

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Griffon Color. The Cattail Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sugar Maple (#9c7647) for more energetic effect. Try California Gold Rush as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5870a9 is the best complementary color to Golden Griffon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a99058 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Muesli are #a96758 and #99a958. Thus found on the left and right of #a99058 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Golden Griffon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Griffon palette consists of #6758a9 and #5899a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5870a9). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a99058, 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 #a99058 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 Griffon. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Griffon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a99058 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. Golden Griffon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5870a9) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #58a990 and #a95871.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a99058 is made of 42% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Griffon has a hue angle of 41.48°, a saturation of 32.02% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a99058 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 33.73% black ink.

HEX #a99058
RGB Decimal rgb(169,144,88)
RGB Percentage 42%, 36%, 22%
CMYK 0, 9.8, 31.76, 33.73
HSL hsl(41.48,32.02%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.48,47.93%,66.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.8576,1.7934,33.1156)
XYZ xyz(28.0969,29.0861,13.3658)
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