Gold Plated Color

#b0834f

Gold Plated 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 #4f7cb0
Complementary Color #4f7bb0
Color Shade: orange (32.16° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Gold Plated Color Sample
Gold Plated Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0834f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Plated Color. The Vintage Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Orange Ballad (#b56d41) for more energetic effect. Try Antique Bourbon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4f7bb0 is the best complementary color to Gold Plated. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b0834f complementary color is Steel 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 Driftwood are #b0524f and #acb04f. Thus found on the left and right of #b0834f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Gold Plated.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gold Plated palette consists of #524fb0 and #4facb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f7bb0). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b0834f, 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 #b0834f 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 Plated. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gold Plated contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Fruit Salad, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0834f square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Gold Plated tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4f7bb0) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4fb083 and #b04f7b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0834f is made of 46% red, 34% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Plated has a hue angle of 32.16°, a saturation of 38.04% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0834f is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #b0834f
RGB Decimal rgb(176,131,79)
RGB Percentage 46%, 34%, 20%
CMYK 0, 17.65, 38.04, 30.98
HSL hsl(32.16,38.04%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.16,55.11%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.0629,11.1914,34.6169)
XYZ xyz(27.4321,26.0272,10.9751)
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