Gold Dust 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 | #5b7fc0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f62a4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Dust Color. The Mana 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 Butter Bronze (#c88849) for more energetic effect. Try Lion's Mane Blonde as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3f62a4 is the best complementary color to Gold Dust. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a4803f 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 #a44d3f and #95a43f. Thus found on the left and right of #a4803f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Sushi colors as they work well with Gold Dust.
The split-complementary Gold Dust palette consists of #4d3fa4 and #3f95a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f62a4). Try Gigas and Boston Blue colors in combination with #a4803f, 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 #a4803f 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 Dust. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Rouge split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4803f 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 Dust tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3f62a4) 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 #3fa480 and #a43f62.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4803f is made of 46% red, 36% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Dust has a hue angle of 38.61°, a saturation of 44.49% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4803f is made of 0% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 39.6% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #a4803f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,128,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 36%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.11, 39.6, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(38.61,44.49%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.61,61.59%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.7758,6.3268,39.9349) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9262,23.6897,8.0142) |