Honey Grove Color

#dcb149

Honey Grove 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 #234eb6
Complementary Color #4873dc
Color Shade: orange (42.45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.45% (better contrasting with white)
Honey Grove Color Sample
Honey Grove Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcb149

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Honey Grove Color. The Gold Deposit color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Life Is Good (#e19b42) for more energetic effect. Try Kikuchiba Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4873dc is the best complementary color to Honey Grove. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcb149 complementary color is Royal Blue, 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 Anzac are #dc6748 and #bddc48. Thus found on the left and right of #dcb149 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Damask and Conifer colors as they work well with Honey Grove.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Honey Grove palette consists of #6748dc and #48bddc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4873dc). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #dcb149, 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 #dcb149 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 Honey Grove. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Honey Grove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcb149 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. Honey Grove tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4873dc) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabaret – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48dcb1 and #dc4873.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcb149 is made of 47% red, 38% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Honey Grove has a hue angle of 42.45°, a saturation of 67.74% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcb149 is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 57.64% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dcb149
RGB Decimal rgb(220,177,73)
RGB Percentage 47%, 38%, 16%
CMYK 0, 16.86, 57.64, 13.73
HSL hsl(42.45,67.74%,57.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.45,66.82%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.2798,4.6736,57.287)
XYZ xyz(46.4399,47.141,12.9548)
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