Gold Metal Color

#b17743

Gold Metal is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #4e88bc
Complementary Color #427cb1
Color Shade: warm red (28.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.84% (better contrasting with white)
Gold Metal Color Sample
Gold Metal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b17743

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Metal Color. The Beagle Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Desert Soil (#a15f3b) for more energetic effect. Try Dirt Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#427cb1 is the best complementary color to Gold Metal. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b17743 complementary color is Steel Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cape Palliser are #b14245 and #b1ae42. Thus found on the left and right of #b17743 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Husk colors as they work well with Gold Metal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gold Metal palette consists of #4245b1 and #42b1ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#427cb1). Try San Marino and Keppel colors in combination with #b17743, 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 #b17743 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gold Metal. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gold Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b17743 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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 Metal tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#427cb1) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42b177 and #b1427c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b17743 is made of 49% red, 33% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Metal has a hue angle of 28.36°, a saturation of 45.08% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b17743 is made of 0% cyan, 22.74% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 30.59% black ink.

HEX #b17743
RGB Decimal rgb(177,119,67)
RGB Percentage 49%, 33%, 18%
CMYK 0, 22.74, 43.14, 30.59
HSL hsl(28.36,45.08%,47.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.36,62.15%,69.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.0167,17.3889,37.3612)
XYZ xyz(25.7414,22.946,8.3825)
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