Golden Egg Color

#b29155

Golden Egg 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 #4d6eaa
Complementary Color #5575b1
Color Shade: orange (38.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.57% (better contrasting with white)
Golden Egg Color Sample
Golden Egg Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b29155

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Egg Color. The Agrellan Earth color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Champagne Grape (#c5b067) for more energetic effect. Try Rich and Rare as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5575b1 is the best complementary color to Golden Egg. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b29155 complementary color is San Marino, 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 Driftwood are #b16255 and #a4b155. Thus found on the left and right of #b29155 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Golden Egg.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Egg palette consists of #6255b1 and #55a4b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5575b1). Try Blue Violet and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #b29155, 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 #b29155 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 Egg. Thus Studio and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Egg contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Fern, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b29155 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 Egg tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5575b1) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55b191 and #b15576.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b29155 is made of 44% red, 36% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Egg has a hue angle of 38.71°, a saturation of 37.65% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b29155 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #b29155
RGB Decimal rgb(178,145,85)
RGB Percentage 44%, 36%, 21%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 36.47, 30.2
HSL hsl(38.71,37.65%,51.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.71,52.25%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.9736,4.8123,36.2872)
XYZ xyz(30.1252,30.3717,12.8689)
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