Balthasar Gold Color

#a47552

Balthasar Gold is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #5b8aad
Complementary Color #5281a4
Color Shade: warm red (25.61° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.24% (better contrasting with white)
Balthasar Gold Color Sample
Balthasar Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a47552

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Balthasar Gold Color. The Magnitude color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pale Brown (#b1916e) for more calm effect. Try Bright Umber as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5281a4 is the best complementary color to Balthasar Gold. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a47552 complementary color is Wedgewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Santa Fe are #a45257 and #a49e52. Thus found on the left and right of #a47552 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Limed Oak colors as they work well with Balthasar Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Balthasar Gold palette consists of #5258a4 and #52a49e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5281a4). Try Butterfly Bush and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a47552, 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 #a47552 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Balthasar Gold. Thus Butterfly Bush and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Balthasar Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #a47552 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Balthasar Gold tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5281a4) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #52a475 and #a45280.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a47552 is made of 45% red, 32% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Balthasar Gold has a hue angle of 25.61°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a47552 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 32.15% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #a47552
RGB Decimal rgb(164,117,82)
RGB Percentage 45%, 32%, 23%
CMYK 0, 18.43, 32.15, 35.69
HSL hsl(25.61,33.33%,48.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.61,50%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.1941,14.2015,26.5578)
XYZ xyz(23.1941,21.2243,10.8569)
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