Reef Gold Color

#9f821c

Reef Gold is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #607de3
Complementary Color #1c389f
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.67% (better contrasting with white)
Reef Gold Color Sample
Reef Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9f821c

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Reef Gold Color. The Nugget color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Auric (#c48919) for more energetic effect. Try Pollen Storm as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1c389f is the best complementary color to Reef Gold. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9f821c complementary color is Persian Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Reef Gold are #9f401c and #7a9f1c. Thus found on the left and right of #9f821c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cognac and Trendy Green colors as they work well with Reef Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Reef Gold palette consists of #401c9f and #1c7a9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c389f). Try Daisy Bush and Matisse colors in combination with #9f821c, 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 #9f821c offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Reef Gold. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Reef Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Forest Green, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f821c square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Reef Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#1c389f) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mexican Red – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1c9f82 and #9f1c39.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9f821c is made of 50% red, 41% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Reef Gold has a hue angle of 46.72°, a saturation of 70.05% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f821c is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 51.37% yellow and 37.65% black ink.

HEX #9f821c
RGB Decimal rgb(159,130,28)
RGB Percentage 50%, 41%, 9%
CMYK 0, 11.37, 51.37, 37.65
HSL hsl(46.72,70.05%,36.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.72,82.39%,62.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.5024,1.0591,54.4727)
XYZ xyz(22.4903,23.42,4.4338)
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