Shiny Gold Color

#ae9f65

Shiny Gold is pale, 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 #51609a
Complementary Color #6473ae
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.92% (better contrasting with white)
Shiny Gold Color Sample
Shiny Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ae9f65

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Shiny Gold Color. The Gold Tangiers color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fertile Green (#8b8757) for more calm effect. Try Linden Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6473ae is the best complementary color to Shiny 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 #ae9f65 complementary color is Scampi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Teak are #ae7a64 and #98ae64. Thus found on the left and right of #ae9f65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Muesli and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Shiny Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shiny Gold palette consists of #7a64ae and #6498ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6473ae). Try Deluge and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #ae9f65, 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 #ae9f65 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 Shiny Gold. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shiny Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scampi, Aqua Forest, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae9f65 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, 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. Shiny Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6473ae) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Scampi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #64ae9f and #ae6474.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ae9f65 is made of 40% red, 37% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Shiny Gold has a hue angle of 47.67°, a saturation of 31.06% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae9f65 is made of 0% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #ae9f65
RGB Decimal rgb(174,159,101)
RGB Percentage 40%, 37%, 23%
CMYK 0, 5.89, 28.63, 31.76
HSL hsl(47.67,31.06%,53.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.67,41.95%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.5415,-2.9036,32.2247)
XYZ xyz(32.2027,34.7345,17.3191)
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