Gold Tangiers is pale, 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 | #6179a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5e769e |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Tangiers Color. The Sweet Georgia Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Braun (#897058) for more calm effect. Try Burgundy Snail as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e769e is the best complementary color to Gold Tangiers. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e865e complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Barley Corn are #9e665e and #969e5e. Thus found on the left and right of #9e865e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Gold Tangiers.
The split-complementary Gold Tangiers palette consists of #655e9e and #5e959e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e769e). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #9e865e, 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 #9e865e 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 Gold Tangiers. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Tangiers contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e865e 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. Gold Tangiers tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5e769e) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coral Tree – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e9e86 and #9e5e75.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e865e is made of 41% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Tangiers has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 25.4% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e865e is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e865e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,134,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 35%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 25.1, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,25.4%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,40.51%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.1994,3.3254,24.9234) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.646,25.1274,14.1408) |