Greedy Gecko Color

#aa9922

Greedy Gecko is soft, 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 #56d
Complementary Color #2132aa
Color Shade: warm yellow (52.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Greedy Gecko Color Sample
Greedy Gecko Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aa9922

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Greedy Gecko Color. The Grass Daisy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lemon Curry (#cda323) for more energetic effect. Try Humorous Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2132aa is the best complementary color to Greedy Gecko. 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 #a92 complementary color is Persian Blue, 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 White are #aa5521 and #76aa21. Thus found on the left and right of #a92 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Desert and Olive Drab colors as they work well with Greedy Gecko.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Greedy Gecko palette consists of #5521aa and #2176aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2132aa). Try Daisy Bush and Matisse colors in combination with #a92, 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 #a92 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 Greedy Gecko. Thus Seance and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Greedy Gecko contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Eucalyptus, and Hibiscus split by 90° on the color wheel. #a92 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. Greedy Gecko tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2132aa) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mexican Red – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21aa99 and #aa2133.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aa9922 is made of 48% red, 43% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Greedy Gecko has a hue angle of 52.5°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa9922 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 53.34% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #aa9922
RGB Decimal rgb(170,153,34)
RGB Percentage 48%, 43%, 10%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 53.34, 33.33
HSL hsl(52.5,66.67%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52.5,80%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.8807,-6.2934,59.5011)
XYZ xyz(28.2575,31.444,6.0933)
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