Vintage Gold is pale, 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 | #486187 |
| Complementary Color | #7790b7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Vintage Gold Color. The Circus Peanut 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 New Chestnut (#a28367) for more calm effect. Try Hopsack as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7790b7 is the best complementary color to Vintage 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 #b79e78 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 Mongoose are #b77e77 and #b0b777. Thus found on the left and right of #b79e78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Vintage Gold.
The split-complementary Vintage Gold palette consists of #7e77b7 and #77b0b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7790b7). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #b79e78, 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 #b79e78 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 Vintage Gold. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vintage Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b79e78 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. Vintage Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7790b7) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77b79e and #b77790.
In a RGB color space, hex #b79e78 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Vintage Gold has a hue angle of 36.19°, a saturation of 30.43% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b79e78 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b79e78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,158,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 24.7, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(36.19,30.43%,59.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.19,34.43%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.4259,3.5941,23.2759) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1455,35.8771,22.8419) |