King's Ransom 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 | #4a6288 |
| Complementary Color | #778fb5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to King's Ransom Color. The Circus Peanut 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 soft alternative called Corkboard (#9d805d) for more calm effect. Try Hopsack as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#778fb5 is the best complementary color to King's Ransom. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b59d77 complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Mongoose are #b57e77 and #aeb577. Thus found on the left and right of #b59d77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Green Smoke colors as they work well with King's Ransom.
The split-complementary King's Ransom palette consists of #7d77b5 and #77aeb5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#778fb5). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #b59d77, 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 #b59d77 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's Ransom. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of King's Ransom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Fern, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b59d77 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's Ransom tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#778fb5) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77b59d and #b5778f.
In a RGB color space, hex #b59d77 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode King's Ransom has a hue angle of 36.77°, a saturation of 29.52% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b59d77 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b59d77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,157,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 24.31, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(36.77,29.52%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.77,34.25%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.958,3.2029,23.1614) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4428,35.2696,22.4451) |