Victorian 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 | #5d87c4 |
| Complementary Color | #3b64a2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Victorian Gold Color. The Yellow Ocher 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 Reef Gold (#a98d36) for more energetic effect. Try Oregon Hazel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3b64a2 is the best complementary color to Victorian 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 #a2783b complementary color is San Marino, 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 Cape Palliser are #a2443b and #98a23b. Thus found on the left and right of #a2783b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Sushi colors as they work well with Victorian Gold.
The split-complementary Victorian Gold palette consists of #443ba2 and #3b98a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b64a2). Try Gigas and Boston Blue colors in combination with #a2783b, 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 #a2783b 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 Victorian Gold. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Victorian Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Apple, and Rouge split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2783b 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. Victorian Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3b64a2) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3ba278 and #a23b64.
In a RGB color space, hex #a2783b is made of 48% red, 35% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Victorian Gold has a hue angle of 35.53°, a saturation of 46.61% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2783b is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 40.39% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #a2783b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,120,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 35%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.47, 40.39, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(35.53,46.61%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.53,63.58%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.417,9.6616,39.2103) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4062,21.4301,7.0932) |