Gooseberry Yellow is soft, 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 | #3856b5 |
| Complementary Color | #4a67c6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gooseberry Yellow Color. The Mecca Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Trading Post (#bb8d3b) for more calm effect. Try Tussock as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a67c6 is the best complementary color to Gooseberry Yellow. 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 #c7a94a complementary color is Indigo, 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 Roti are #c66a4a and #a6c64a. Thus found on the left and right of #c7a94a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Celery colors as they work well with Gooseberry Yellow.
The split-complementary Gooseberry Yellow palette consists of #6a4ac6 and #4aa6c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a67c6). Try Fuchsia Blue and Pelorous colors in combination with #c7a94a, 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 #c7a94a 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 Gooseberry Yellow. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gooseberry Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7a94a 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. Gooseberry Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4a67c6) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ac6a8 and #c64a67.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7a94a is made of 45% red, 38% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Gooseberry Yellow has a hue angle of 45.6°, a saturation of 52.74% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7a94a is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7a94a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,169,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 38%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.77, 49.02, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(45.6,52.74%,53.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.6,62.81%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1847,-0.0125,51.8065) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9772,41.0125,12.3404) |