Rich Gold Color

#a85307

Rich Gold is vibrant, 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 #57acf8
Complementary Color #075ba8
Color Shade: warm red (28.32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.31% (better contrasting with white)
Rich Gold Color Sample
Rich Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a85307

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rich Gold Color. The Brusque Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Spear Shaft (#885500) for more energetic effect. Try Dried Mustard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#075ba8 is the best complementary color to Rich 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 #a85307 complementary color is Endeavour, 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 Rich Gold are #a8070b and #a8a307. Thus found on the left and right of #a85307 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Milano Red and Buddha Gold colors as they work well with Rich Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rich Gold palette consists of #070ba8 and #07a8a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#075ba8). Try Ultramarine and Niagara colors in combination with #a85307, 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 #a85307 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 Rich Gold. Thus Purple and Green Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rich Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Endeavour, Japanese Laurel, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a85307 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. Rich Gold tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#075ba8) and two others. The Green Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lipstick – 120° from the complementary Endeavour. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #07a853 and #a8075b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a85307 is made of 65% red, 32% green and 3% blue. In a HSL mode Rich Gold has a hue angle of 28.32°, a saturation of 92% and a lightness of 34.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a85307 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 63.13% yellow and 34.12% black ink.

HEX #a85307
RGB Decimal rgb(168,83,7)
RGB Percentage 65%, 32%, 3%
CMYK 0, 33.33, 63.13, 34.12
HSL hsl(28.32,92%,34.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.32,95.83%,65.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.979,30.9425,52.4652)
XYZ xyz(19.2801,14.5267,1.9888)
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