Antique Gold is calm, 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 | #4a61a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f76b5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Gold Color. The Moray color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Timber Beam (#a0855c) for more calm effect. Try Picholine Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5f76b5 is the best complementary color to Antique 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 #b59e5f complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Teak are #b5735f and #a1b55f. Thus found on the left and right of #b59e5f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santa Fe and Olive Green colors as they work well with Antique Gold.
The split-complementary Antique Gold palette consists of #735fb5 and #5fa0b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f76b5). Try Blue Violet and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #b59e5f, 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 #b59e5f 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 Antique Gold. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b59e5f 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. Antique Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5f76b5) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5fb59e and #b55f76.
In a RGB color space, hex #b59e5f is made of 42% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Gold has a hue angle of 43.95°, a saturation of 36.75% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b59e5f is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b59e5f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,158,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 36%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 33.73, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(43.95,36.75%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.95,47.51%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.8293,-0.0583,35.8881) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3485,35.1037,15.8445) |