Introduction of Golden ratio colour system

Golden Ratio colors is a hermetic color system based on the harmonious Golden Ratio scale. It consists of 1000 beautiful and harmonious colors that are great for any design project or webdesign. It is helpful for more consistent usage of colour.

By Arthur Wentzel

About Golden Ratio and colours

What is the Golden Ratio proportion?

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What is golden ratio?

The golden ratio, also known as the golden number, golden proportion, or the divine proportion, is a ratio between two numbers that equals approximately 1.618.
The Golden Ratio is applied in art, science and design for at least a few thousand years.

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What are Golden Ratio Colors?

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Golden ratio colors with rgb values

Golden Ratio Colors are colors in the complete color spectrum that are defined by the Golden Ratio.
Every color on a screen is composed of values ranging from 0 to 255 of RGB (Red, Green, Blue). Every value is multiplied by 0,618. In total there are 1000 golden ratio colors. 64 of them are core colors that only use 0, 97, 158 and 255.

Examples of
Golden Ratio colors

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Golden ratio color examples RGB values

White has RGB values 255, 255, 255
Black has RGB values 0, 0, 0
255 x Golden Ratio = 158
158 x Golden Ratio = 97
Example 1: green is 0, 158, 97
Example 2: red is 255, 0, 0
Example 2: orange is 255, 158, 0
Example 3: grey is 97, 97, 97

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Math with RGB values and hex numbers

The hardest part, some math. The maximum value of 255 is multiplied by the Golden Ratio. For example: 255 x 0.618 = 157.59. The closest hex-value is 9E. 157.59 x 0.618 = 97.4. The closest hex-value is 61.

0.6180339 x 255

  • 0
  • 14,21066481
  • 22,99334196
  • 37,20400677
  • 60,19734417
  • 97,40134356
  • 157,59867578
  • 194,80265583 (255-60,19734417)
  • 217,79599323 (255-37,20400677)
  • 240,78933519 (255-14,21066481)
  • 255

rounded off values

  • 0
  • 14
  • skipped
  • 37
  • 60
  • 97
  • 158
  • 195
  • 218
  • 241
  • 255

hex color values

  • 00
  • 0E
  • skipped
  • 25
  • 3C
  • 61
  • 9E
  • C3
  • DA
  • F1
  • FF
golden ratio value
rgb-value
hex-value
0
0
00
1
14
0E
2
37
25
3
60
3C
4
97
61
5
158
9E
6
195
C3
7
218
DA
8
241
F1
9
255
FF
0,0,0
0,0,14
0,0,37
0,0,60
0,0,97
0,0,158
0,0,195
0,0,218
0,0,241
0,0,255

About Golden Ratio Colors

Golden Ratio is a project by graphic and web-designer Arthur Wentzel