Gimblet is calm, 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 | #474a95 |
| Complementary Color | #696cb8 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (57.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gimblet Color. The Iyanden Darksun color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Loveliest Leaves (#a69a5c) for more calm effect. Try Zandri Dust as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#696cb8 is the best complementary color to Gimblet. 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 #b8b56a complementary color is Blue Violet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gimblet are #b88e69 and #93b869. Thus found on the left and right of #b8b56a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Muddy Waters and Olivine colors as they work well with Gimblet.
The split-complementary Gimblet palette consists of #8e69b8 and #6993b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#696cb8). Try Wisteria and Ship Cove colors in combination with #b8b56a, 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 #b8b56a 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 Gimblet. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gimblet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Violet, Silver Tree, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8b56a square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gimblet tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#696cb8) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Blue Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69b8b5 and #b8696d.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8b56a is made of 39% red, 38% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Gimblet has a hue angle of 57.69°, a saturation of 35.45% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8b56a is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b8b56a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,181,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 38%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 30.59, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(57.69,35.45%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(57.69,42.39%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.4144,-9.8925,38.4988) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8926,44.2787,20.1325) |