King Ghidorah is pale, 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 | #568 |
| Complementary Color | #7787a9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to King Ghidorah Color. The Weathered Shingle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lagoon Moss (#8b7e64) for more calm effect. Try Quiver Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7787a9 is the best complementary color to King Ghidorah. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a97 complementary color is Bermuda 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 White are #a97f77 and #a1a977. Thus found on the left and right of #a97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Green Smoke colors as they work well with King Ghidorah.
The split-complementary King Ghidorah palette consists of #7f77a9 and #77a1a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7787a9). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #a97, 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 #a97 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 King Ghidorah. Thus Lavender Purple and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of King Ghidorah contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a97 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. King Ghidorah tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7787a9) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77a998 and #a97787.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa9977 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode King Ghidorah has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa9977 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 20% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa9977 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,153,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 20, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(40,23.08%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,30%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.885,0.9433,20.1831) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2986,32.6604,22.1072) |