Crown Gold Color

#b48c60

Crown 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 #4b739f
Complementary Color #6088b4
Color Shade: orange (31.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.12% (better contrasting with white)
Crown Gold Color Sample
Crown Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b48c60

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Crown Gold Color. The Harvest Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Handwoven (#bfa984) for more calm effect. Try Burnt Almond as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6088b4 is the best complementary color to Crown 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 #b48c60 complementary color is Hippie 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 Muddy Waters are #b46260 and #b2b460. Thus found on the left and right of #b48c60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Crown Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crown Gold palette consists of #6260b4 and #60b1b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6088b4). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b48c60, 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 #b48c60 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 Crown Gold. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crown Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b48c60 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. Crown Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6088b4) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60b48c and #b46087.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b48c60 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Crown Gold has a hue angle of 31.43°, a saturation of 35.9% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b48c60 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #b48c60
RGB Decimal rgb(180,140,96)
RGB Percentage 43%, 34%, 23%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 32.94, 29.41
HSL hsl(31.43,35.9%,54.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.43,46.67%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.049,9.5001,29.2634)
XYZ xyz(30.3118,29.304,15.125)
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