Medieval Gold 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 | #5380b7 |
| Complementary Color | #4874ac |
| Color Shade: | orange (33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Medieval Gold Color. The Gold Spell color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ground Cumin (#8a6c42) for more calm effect. Try Packing Paper as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4874ac is the best complementary color to Medieval Gold. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ac7f48 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 Driftwood are #ac4d48 and #a7ac48. Thus found on the left and right of #ac7f48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Husk colors as they work well with Medieval Gold.
The split-complementary Medieval Gold palette consists of #4c48ac and #48a7ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4874ac). Try Blue Violet and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #ac7f48, 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 #ac7f48 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 Medieval Gold. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medieval Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac7f48 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. Medieval Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4874ac) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48ac7f and #ac4874.
In a RGB color space, hex #ac7f48 is made of 46% red, 34% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Medieval Gold has a hue angle of 33°, a saturation of 40.98% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac7f48 is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 39.21% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #ac7f48 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,127,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 34%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.65, 39.21, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(33,40.98%,47.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33,58.14%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.5032,11.111,36.3449) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7723,24.4173,9.4855) |