Golden Granola 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 | #476694 |
| Complementary Color | #6a8ab8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Granola Color. The Roman Brick 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 saturated alternative called Southern Barrens Mud (#b98258) for more energetic effect. Try Burnt Butter as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6a8ab8 is the best complementary color to Golden Granola. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8996b complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Teak are #b8726a and #b0b86a. Thus found on the left and right of #b8996b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Golden Granola.
The split-complementary Golden Granola palette consists of #726ab8 and #6ab0b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a8ab8). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b8996b, 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 #b8996b 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 Granola. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Granola contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8996b 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 Granola tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6a8ab8) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ab899 and #b86a89.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8996b is made of 41% red, 34% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Granola has a hue angle of 35.84°, a saturation of 35.16% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8996b is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b8996b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,153,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.16, 30.2, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(35.84,35.16%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.84,41.85%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.9898,5.1874,28.4726) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8122,34.0343,18.6971) |