Sunken Gold is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #4d68ff |
| Complementary Color | #001ab2 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sunken Gold Color. The Olive Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cerignola Olive (#997b00) for more calm effect. Try Mustard Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#001ab2 is the best complementary color to Sunken Gold. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b29700 complementary color is International Klein Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Buddha Gold are #b23e00 and #73b200. Thus found on the left and right of #b29700 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fire and Limeade colors as they work well with Sunken Gold.
The split-complementary Sunken Gold palette consists of #3e00b2 and #0073b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#001ab2). Try Purple and Deep Cerulean colors in combination with #b29700, 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 #b29700 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sunken Gold. Thus Purple and Persian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sunken Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary International Klein Blue, Green Haze, and Flirt split by 90° on the color wheel. #b29700 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sunken Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#001ab2) and two others. The Persian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bright Red – 120° from the complementary International Klein Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00b297 and #b2001b.
In a RGB color space, hex #b29700 is made of 54% red, 46% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Sunken Gold has a hue angle of 50.9°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b29700 is made of 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 69.8% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #b29700 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,151,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 46%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.58, 69.8, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(50.9,100%,34.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.9,100%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.0094,-2.3078,66.8294) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4267,31.5982,4.5481) |