Heart of 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 | #6280b3 |
| Complementary Color | #4b699d |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Heart of Gold Color. The Common Jasper color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Slippery Stone (#8d6a4a) for more calm effect. Try Caravel Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b699d is the best complementary color to Heart of 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 #9d7f4c complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 Driftwood are #9d564b and #929d4b. Thus found on the left and right of #9d7f4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Heart of Gold.
The split-complementary Heart of Gold palette consists of #564b9d and #4b929d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b699d). Try Butterfly Bush and Wedgewood colors in combination with #9d7f4c, 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 #9d7f4c 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 Heart of Gold. Thus Affair and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heart of Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d7f4c 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. Heart of Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4b699d) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b9d7f and #9d4b69.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d7f4c is made of 44% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Heart of Gold has a hue angle of 37.78°, a saturation of 34.76% and a lightness of 45.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d7f4c is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 31.77% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d7f4c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,127,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.77, 31.77, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(37.78,34.76%,45.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.78,51.59%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.9368,4.9033,31.9194) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7985,22.8686,10.05) |