Gomashio Yellow Color

#cc9933

Gomashio Yellow 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 #36c
Complementary Color #3265cc
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Gomashio Yellow Color Sample
Gomashio Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc9933

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gomashio Yellow Color. The Grass Daisy color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mud Yellow (#c18136) for more calm effect. Try Fresh Clay as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3265cc is the best complementary color to Gomashio Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c93 complementary color is Mariner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc4c32 and #b2cc32. Thus found on the left and right of #c93 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Atlantis colors as they work well with Gomashio Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gomashio Yellow palette consists of #4c32cc and #32b2cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3265cc). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #c93, 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 #c93 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 Gomashio Yellow. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gomashio Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Emerald, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c93 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Gomashio Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3265cc) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32cc99 and #cc3265.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc9933 is made of 50% red, 38% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Gomashio Yellow has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc9933 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 60% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc9933
RGB Decimal rgb(204,153,51)
RGB Percentage 50%, 38%, 13%
CMYK 0, 20, 60, 20
HSL hsl(40,60%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,75%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.4119,9.4986,57.9435)
XYZ xyz(36.8906,35.8589,8.1091)
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