Golden Ochre Color

#c77943

Golden Ochre is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #3886bc
Complementary Color #4391c6
Color Shade: warm red (24.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.16% (better contrasting with white)
Golden Ochre Color Sample
Golden Ochre Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c77943

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Ochre Color. The Light Copper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gallant Gold (#a4763c) for more calm effect. Try Bakelite Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4391c6 is the best complementary color to Golden Ochre. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c77943 complementary color is Boston Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Raw Sienna are #c6434e and #c6bb43. Thus found on the left and right of #c77943 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Turmeric colors as they work well with Golden Ochre.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Ochre palette consists of #434ec6 and #43c6ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4391c6). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c77943, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c77943 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Golden Ochre. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Ochre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c77943 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Golden Ochre tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4391c6) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43c679 and #c64390.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c77943 is made of 51% red, 31% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Ochre has a hue angle of 24.55°, a saturation of 54.1% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c77943 is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 51.77% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c77943
RGB Decimal rgb(199,121,67)
RGB Percentage 51%, 31%, 17%
CMYK 0, 30.59, 51.77, 21.96
HSL hsl(24.55,54.1%,52.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.55,66.33%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.2473,25.6299,41.8161)
XYZ xyz(31.4037,26.2221,8.7164)
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