Veranda Gold 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 | #506697 |
| Complementary Color | #687eaf |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.41° 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 Veranda Gold Color. The Corkboard 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 Howling Coyote (#9c7f5a) for more calm effect. Try Grecian Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#687eaf is the best complementary color to Veranda 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 #af9968 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 #af7568 and #a1af68. Thus found on the left and right of #af9968 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Veranda Gold.
The split-complementary Veranda Gold palette consists of #7568af and #68a1af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#687eaf). Try Deluge and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #af9968, 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 #af9968 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 Veranda Gold. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Veranda Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Aqua Forest, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #af9968 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. Veranda Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#687eaf) 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 #68af99 and #af687e.
In a RGB color space, hex #af9968 is made of 41% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Veranda Gold has a hue angle of 41.41°, a saturation of 30.74% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af9968 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 27.85% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #af9968 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,153,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 35%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 27.85, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(41.41,30.74%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.41,40.57%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.0765,1.1097,28.7412) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5691,32.8959,17.7824) |