Golden Quartz Ochre 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 | #5575a7 |
| Complementary Color | #5877aa |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Quartz Ochre Color. The Golden Pilsner 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 Gold Spike (#907047) for more energetic effect. Try Cigar Box as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5877aa is the best complementary color to Golden Quartz Ochre. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aa8a58 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Muesli are #aa6158 and #a0aa58. Thus found on the left and right of #aa8a58 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Golden Quartz Ochre.
The split-complementary Golden Quartz Ochre palette consists of #6158aa and #58a0aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5877aa). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #aa8a58, 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 #aa8a58 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 Quartz Ochre. Thus Deluge and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Quartz Ochre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa8a58 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 Quartz Ochre tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5877aa) 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 #58aa8a and #aa5878.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa8a58 is made of 43% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Quartz Ochre has a hue angle of 36.59°, a saturation of 32.54% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa8a58 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa8a58 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,138,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 35%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 32.16, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(36.59,32.54%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.59,48.24%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.368,5.5473,31.2586) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4275,27.4276,13.081) |