Super Gold Color

#aa8822

Super Gold is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #57d
Complementary Color #2143aa
Color Shade: orange (45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Super Gold Color Sample
Super Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aa8822

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Super Gold Color. The Honey Yellow Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hot Toddy (#a7752c) for more calm effect. Try Lemon Curry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2143aa is the best complementary color to Super Gold. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a82 complementary color is Persian Blue, 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 White are #aa4321 and #88aa21. Thus found on the left and right of #a82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cognac and Citron colors as they work well with Super Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Super Gold palette consists of #4421aa and #2188aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2143aa). Try Daisy Bush and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #a82, 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 #a82 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 Super Gold. Thus Seance and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Super Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Forest Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a82 square combo is a palette of orange, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Super Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2143aa) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maroon Flush – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21aa88 and #aa2143.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aa8822 is made of 50% red, 40% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Super Gold has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa8822 is made of 0% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 53.34% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #aa8822
RGB Decimal rgb(170,136,34)
RGB Percentage 50%, 40%, 10%
CMYK 0, 13.34, 53.34, 33.33
HSL hsl(45,66.67%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45,80%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.2923,2.9723,55.3841)
XYZ xyz(25.6705,26.2699,5.231)
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