Gold Canyon is pale, 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 | #516896 |
| Complementary Color | #697fae |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Canyon Color. The Old Ruin color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tweed (#937b56) for more calm effect. Try Tan Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#697fae is the best complementary color to Gold Canyon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae9769 complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Teak are #ae7469 and #a2ae69. Thus found on the left and right of #ae9769 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Gold Canyon.
The split-complementary Gold Canyon palette consists of #7469ae and #69a2ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#697fae). Try Deluge and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #ae9769, 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 #ae9769 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 Canyon. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Canyon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Aqua Forest, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae9769 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 Canyon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#697fae) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69ae97 and #ae697f.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae9769 is made of 40% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Canyon has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 29.87% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae9769 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae9769 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,151,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 27.06, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(40,29.87%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,39.66%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.4682,1.9048,27.3848) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.072,32.1518,17.9329) |