Olde World Gold is calm, 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 | #7093c1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e608f |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Olde World Gold Color. The Pheasant Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Birdseye (#ab823d) for more energetic effect. Try Gold Plated as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e608f is the best complementary color to Olde World 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 #8f6c3e complementary color is Chambray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Potters Clay are #8f433e and #898f3e. Thus found on the left and right of #8f6c3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tosca and Sycamore colors as they work well with Olde World Gold.
The split-complementary Olde World Gold palette consists of #433e8f and #3e898f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e608f). Try Gigas and Ming colors in combination with #8f6c3e, 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 #8f6c3e 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 Olde World Gold. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Olde World Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chambray, Goblin, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f6c3e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Olde World Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3e608f) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vin Rouge – 120° from the complementary Chambray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e8f6c and #8f3e60.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f6c3e is made of 46% red, 35% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Olde World Gold has a hue angle of 34.07°, a saturation of 39.51% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f6c3e is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 31.77% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8f6c3e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,108,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 35%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 31.77, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(34.07,39.51%,40.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.07,56.64%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.1497,8.2644,30.8799) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5598,16.9126,6.8964) |