Monarch 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 | #487ec3 |
| Complementary Color | #3b71b7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Monarch Gold Color. The Gallstone Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bourbon (#af6c3e) for more calm effect. Try Tangy Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3b71b7 is the best complementary color to Monarch 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 #b7813c complementary color is Steel Blue, 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 Copper are #b7433b and #afb73b. Thus found on the left and right of #b7813c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Carmine and Earls Green colors as they work well with Monarch Gold.
The split-complementary Monarch Gold palette consists of #433bb7 and #3bafb7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b71b7). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #b7813c, 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 #b7813c 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 Monarch Gold. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Monarch Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7813c 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. Monarch Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3b71b7) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3bb781 and #b73b71.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7813c is made of 49% red, 35% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Monarch Gold has a hue angle of 33.66°, a saturation of 50.62% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7813c is made of 0% cyan, 21.17% magenta, 48.23% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b7813c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,129,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 35%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.17, 48.23, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(33.66,50.62%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.66,67.21%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.1262,13.951,44.6499) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1943,26.094,7.8256) |