Saucy Gold is soft, 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 | #498bc4 |
| Complementary Color | #3b7cb5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Saucy Gold Color. The Butter Base color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fragrant Cloves (#ac5e3a) for more calm effect. Try Lion Mane as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3b7cb5 is the best complementary color to Saucy Gold. 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 #b6743b complementary color is Boston Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper are #b53b3f and #b5b13b. Thus found on the left and right of #b6743b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Carmine and Earls Green colors as they work well with Saucy Gold.
The split-complementary Saucy Gold palette consists of #3b3fb5 and #3bb5b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b7cb5). Try Governor Bay and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #b6743b, 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 #b6743b 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 Saucy Gold. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saucy Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6743b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Saucy Gold tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3b7cb5) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3bb574 and #b53b7c.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6743b is made of 51% red, 32% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Saucy Gold has a hue angle of 27.8°, a saturation of 51.04% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6743b is made of 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 48.23% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b6743b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,116,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 32%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.88, 48.23, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(27.8,51.04%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.8,67.58%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.8156,20.6872,41.4388) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3262,22.7516,7.1416) |