Reef Gold is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #5672c9 |
| Complementary Color | #3651a9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Reef Gold Color. The Papaya Yellow Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Old Moss Green (#867e36) for more calm effect. Try Baikō Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3651a9 is the best complementary color to Reef Gold. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a98d36 complementary color is Azure, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Luxor Gold are #a95336 and #8ba936. Thus found on the left and right of #a98d36 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brown Rust and Sushi colors as they work well with Reef Gold.
The split-complementary Reef Gold palette consists of #5336a9 and #368ba9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3651a9). Try Gigas and Boston Blue colors in combination with #a98d36, 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 #a98d36 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Reef Gold. Thus Vivid Violet and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Reef Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure, Chateau Green, and Royal Heath split by 90° on the color wheel. #a98d36 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Reef Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3651a9) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Night Shadz – 120° from the complementary Azure. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36a98d and #a93651.
In a RGB color space, hex #a98d36 is made of 46% red, 39% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Reef Gold has a hue angle of 45.39°, a saturation of 51.57% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a98d36 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 45.09% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a98d36 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,141,54) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 39%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 45.09, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(45.39,51.57%,43.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.39,68.05%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.6632,0.7251,48.663) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5529,27.7511,7.447) |