California Gold Rush Color

#95743f

California Gold Rush 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 #6a8bc0
Complementary Color #3f6095
Color Shade: orange (36.98° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.57% (better contrasting with white)
California Gold Rush Color Sample
California Gold Rush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #95743f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to California Gold Rush Color. The Yellow Acorn color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bread Crust (#b78b43) for more energetic effect. Try Brick Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3f6095 is the best complementary color to California Gold Rush. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #95743f complementary color is Chambray, 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 Cape Palliser are #95493f and #8b953f. Thus found on the left and right of #95743f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tosca and Sycamore colors as they work well with California Gold Rush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary California Gold Rush palette consists of #493f95 and #3f8a95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f6095). Try Gigas and Wedgewood colors in combination with #95743f, 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 #95743f 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 California Gold Rush. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of California Gold Rush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chambray, Chateau Green, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #95743f 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. California Gold Rush tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3f6095) and two others. The Ocean Green 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 #3f9574 and #953f60.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #95743f is made of 45% red, 35% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode California Gold Rush has a hue angle of 36.98°, a saturation of 40.57% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95743f is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 41.57% black ink.

HEX #95743f
RGB Decimal rgb(149,116,63)
RGB Percentage 45%, 35%, 19%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 33.72, 41.57
HSL hsl(36.98,40.57%,41.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.98,57.72%,58.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.9659,6.4362,33.8901)
XYZ xyz(19.537,19.2392,7.3865)
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