Mayan Gold Color

#b68c37

Mayan Gold is soft, 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 #4973c8
Complementary Color #3761b6
Color Shade: orange (40.16° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.47% (better contrasting with white)
Mayan Gold Color Sample
Mayan Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b68c37

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mayan Gold Color. The Heavy Ochre color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sun Dance (#c4aa4d) for more calm effect. Try Haystacks as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3761b6 is the best complementary color to Mayan 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 #b68c37 complementary color is Azure, 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 Alpine are #b64c37 and #a0b637. Thus found on the left and right of #b68c37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Sushi colors as they work well with Mayan Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mayan Gold palette consists of #4c37b6 and #37a0b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3761b6). Try Governor Bay and Boston Blue colors in combination with #b68c37, 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 #b68c37 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 Mayan Gold. Thus Purple Heart and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mayan Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure, Chateau Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b68c37 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. Mayan Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3761b6) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Night Shadz – 120° from the complementary Azure. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #37b68c and #b63760.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b68c37 is made of 48% red, 37% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Mayan Gold has a hue angle of 40.16°, a saturation of 53.59% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b68c37 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #b68c37
RGB Decimal rgb(182,140,55)
RGB Percentage 48%, 37%, 15%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 49.8, 28.63
HSL hsl(40.16,53.59%,46.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.16,69.78%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.7614,7.1225,49.7835)
XYZ xyz(29.3591,28.9771,7.6602)
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