Granary Gold Color

#e99f4c

Granary Gold 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 #1660b3
Complementary Color #4b95e9
Color Shade: orange (31.72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.59% (better contrasting with white)
Granary Gold Color Sample
Granary Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e99f4c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Granary Gold Color. The Big Foot Feet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Snappy Happy (#eb8239) for more energetic effect. Try Ronchi as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4b95e9 is the best complementary color to Granary Gold. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e99f4c complementary color is Picton 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 Tulip Tree are #e9504b and #e4e94b. Thus found on the left and right of #e99f4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinnabar and Confetti colors as they work well with Granary Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Granary Gold palette consists of #504be9 and #4be4e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b95e9). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e99f4c, 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 #e99f4c 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 Granary Gold. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Granary Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #e99f4c 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. Granary Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4b95e9) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4be99e and #e94b95.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e99f4c is made of 50% red, 34% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Granary Gold has a hue angle of 31.72°, a saturation of 78.11% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e99f4c is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 61.57% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e99f4c
RGB Decimal rgb(233,159,76)
RGB Percentage 50%, 34%, 16%
CMYK 0, 29.02, 61.57, 8.63
HSL hsl(31.72,78.11%,60.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.72,67.38%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.3111,19.9055,53.1398)
XYZ xyz(47.3069,42.6417,12.5748)
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