University of California 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 | #4878d8 |
Complementary Color | #2756b7 |
Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 43.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to University of California Gold Color. The Lemon Curry 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 Buttered Rum (#9d702e) for more calm effect. Try Chamois Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2756b7 is the best complementary color to University of California 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 #b78727 complementary color is Cerulean 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 Marigold are #b73f27 and #9eb727. Thus found on the left and right of #b78727 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tall Poppy and Citron colors as they work well with University of California Gold.
The split-complementary University of California Gold palette consists of #3e27b7 and #279eb7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2756b7). Try Governor Bay and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #b78727, 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 #b78727 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 University of California Gold. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of University of California Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Forest Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b78727 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. University of California Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2756b7) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maroon Flush – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #27b787 and #b72756.
In a RGB color space, hex #b78727 is made of 51% red, 38% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode University of California Gold has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 64.86% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b78727 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 56.47% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
HEX | #b78727 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(183,135,39) |
RGB Percentage | 51%, 38%, 11% |
CMYK | 0, 18.82, 56.47, 28.24 |
HSL | hsl(40,64.86%,43.53%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,78.69%,71.76%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(59.4724,9.5784,55.1752) |
XYZ | xyz(28.5586,27.5417,5.7303) |