Golden Grain is soft, 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 | #3a6ec8 |
| Complementary Color | #376bc5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Grain Color. The Deadsy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Yellow Mandarin (#d28034) for more energetic effect. Try Hamtaro Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#376bc5 is the best complementary color to Golden Grain. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c59137 complementary color is Indigo, 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 Tussock are #c54937 and #b2c537. Thus found on the left and right of #c59137 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Earls Green colors as they work well with Golden Grain.
The split-complementary Golden Grain palette consists of #4937c5 and #37b1c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#376bc5). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #c59137, 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 #c59137 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 Grain. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Grain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Apple, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c59137 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 Grain tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#376bc5) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #37c591 and #c5376b.
In a RGB color space, hex #c59137 is made of 50% red, 37% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Grain has a hue angle of 38.03°, a saturation of 56.35% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c59137 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 55.68% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c59137 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,145,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 37%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.39, 55.68, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(38.03,56.35%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.03,72.08%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.6696,10.9783,53.302) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8409,32.397,8.0841) |