Banner Gold Color

#a28557

Banner Gold 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 #5d7aa8
Complementary Color #5773a2
Color Shade: orange (36.8° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.82% (better contrasting with white)
Banner Gold Color Sample
Banner Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a28557

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Banner Gold Color. The Shadow 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 Pesto Green (#817553) for more calm effect. Try Cocoa Delight as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5773a2 is the best complementary color to Banner 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 #a28557 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Barley Corn are #a25f57 and #99a257. Thus found on the left and right of #a28557 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Banner Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Banner Gold palette consists of #5f57a2 and #5799a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5773a2). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a28557, 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 #a28557 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 Banner Gold. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Banner Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fruit Salad, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #a28557 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. Banner Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5773a2) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57a285 and #a25773.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a28557 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Banner Gold has a hue angle of 36.8°, a saturation of 30.12% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a28557 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #a28557
RGB Decimal rgb(162,133,87)
RGB Percentage 42%, 35%, 23%
CMYK 0, 11.37, 29.41, 36.47
HSL hsl(36.8,30.12%,48.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.8,46.3%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.216,4.8077,28.8965)
XYZ xyz(25.0081,25.1446,12.5521)
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