Ash Gold is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #7390ab |
| Complementary Color | #53718c |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ash Gold Color. The Cellar Door color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wooden Nutmeg (#745c51) for more calm effect. Try Ancient Root as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#53718c is the best complementary color to Ash Gold. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c6f54 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Beaver are #8c5354 and #8c8b53. Thus found on the left and right of #8c6f54 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Ash Gold.
The split-complementary Ash Gold palette consists of #53548c and #538c8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#53718c). Try Butterfly Bush and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8c6f54, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #8c6f54 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ash Gold. Thus Butterfly Bush and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ash Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Hippie Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c6f54 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ash Gold tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#53718c) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #538c6f and #8c5370.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c6f54 is made of 42% red, 33% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Ash Gold has a hue angle of 28.93°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c6f54 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #8c6f54 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,111,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 33%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 21.96, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(28.93,25%,43.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.93,40%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.9881,7.5408,19.3893) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0999,17.5844,10.8277) |