Bauhaus 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 | #4f6790 |
| Complementary Color | #6f87b0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bauhaus Gold Color. The Weaver's Tool 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 Yardbird (#9e826a) for more calm effect. Try Crackled Leather as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6f87b0 is the best complementary color to Bauhaus 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 #b0986f 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 Sandal are #b0776f and #a7b06f. Thus found on the left and right of #b0986f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Bauhaus Gold.
The split-complementary Bauhaus Gold palette consists of #776fb0 and #6fa7b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f87b0). Try Deluge and Neptune colors in combination with #b0986f, 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 #b0986f 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 Bauhaus Gold. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bauhaus Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Aqua Forest, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0986f 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. Bauhaus Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6f87b0) 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 #6fb098 and #b06f86.
In a RGB color space, hex #b0986f is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Bauhaus Gold has a hue angle of 37.85°, a saturation of 29.15% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0986f is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #b0986f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,152,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 25.49, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(37.85,29.15%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.85,36.93%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.0265,2.9008,24.878) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.002,32.8343,19.6899) |