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 | #46529e |
| Complementary Color | #616cb9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gimblet Color. The Wild Nude color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Green Ochre (#9f8f55) for more calm effect. Try Dijonnaise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#616cb9 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 #b9ad61 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 Olive Green are #b98161 and #99b961. Thus found on the left and right of #b9ad61 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 #8061b9 and #6199b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#616cb9). Try Fuchsia Blue and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #b9ad61, 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 #b9ad61 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. #b9ad61 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 (#616cb9) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Blue Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61b9ad and #b9616c.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9ad61 is made of 41% red, 38% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Gimblet has a hue angle of 51.82°, a saturation of 38.6% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9ad61 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #b9ad61 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,173,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 38%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 34.51, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(51.82,38.6%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.82,47.57%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.2211,-6.2025,40.3754) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1088,41.0645,17.2797) |