Yukon Gold Color

#826a21

Yukon Gold is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #7d95de
Complementary Color #203882
Color Shade: warm yellow (45.15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.96% (better contrasting with white)
Yukon Gold Color Sample
Yukon Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #826a21

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Yukon Gold Color. The Buttered Rum color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Field Drab (#6c541e) for more calm effect. Try Spruced Up as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#203882 is the best complementary color to Yukon Gold. 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 #826a21 complementary color is Bay of Many, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kumera are #823920 and #698220. Thus found on the left and right of #826a21 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Robin and Olive Drab colors as they work well with Yukon Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Yukon Gold palette consists of #392082 and #206982 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#203882). Try Meteorite and Elm colors in combination with #826a21, 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 #826a21 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 Yukon Gold. Thus Seance and Elm giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Yukon Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bay of Many, Forest Green, and Disco split by 90° on the color wheel. #826a21 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Yukon Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#203882) and two others. The Elm is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crown of Thorns – 120° from the complementary Bay of Many. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #208269 and #822038.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #826a21 is made of 48% red, 39% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Yukon Gold has a hue angle of 45.15°, a saturation of 59.51% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #826a21 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 49.02% black ink.

HEX #826a21
RGB Decimal rgb(130,106,33)
RGB Percentage 48%, 39%, 12%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 38.04, 49.02
HSL hsl(45.15,59.51%,31.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45.15,74.62%,50.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.8576,1.3609,42.4928)
XYZ xyz(14.6345,15.1637,3.5944)
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