Philippine Gold is soft, 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 | #4e8cfb |
| Complementary Color | #0341b1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Philippine Gold Color. The Mesozoic Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Orangish Brown (#b25f03) for more energetic effect. Try Yellowish Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#0341b1 is the best complementary color to Philippine 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 #b17304 complementary color is Cobalt, 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 Pirate Gold are #b11c03 and #98b103. Thus found on the left and right of #b17304 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Milano Red and Pistachio colors as they work well with Philippine Gold.
The split-complementary Philippine Gold palette consists of #1c03b1 and #0398b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0341b1). Try Dark Blue and Bondi Blue colors in combination with #b17304, 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 #b17304 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 Philippine Gold. Thus Purple and Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Philippine Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cobalt, Malachite, and Flirt split by 90° on the color wheel. #b17304 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. Philippine Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0341b1) and two others. The Jade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shiraz – 120° from the complementary Cobalt. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #03b173 and #b10341.
In a RGB color space, hex #b17304 is made of 60% red, 39% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Philippine Gold has a hue angle of 38.5°, a saturation of 95.58% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b17304 is made of 0% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 67.84% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #b17304 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,115,4) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 39%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.31, 67.84, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(38.5,95.58%,35.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.5,97.74%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.6186,17.1914,59.5752) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2841,21.6173,3.0075) |