Shade of Marigold 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 | #4775c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3d6bb7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Shade of Marigold Color. The Oil Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Laser (#c6a95e) for more calm effect. Try Favourite Ale as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3d6bb7 is the best complementary color to Shade of Marigold. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b88a3d complementary color is San Marino, 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 Tussock are #b74c3d and #a8b73d. Thus found on the left and right of #b88a3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crail and Sushi colors as they work well with Shade of Marigold.
The split-complementary Shade of Marigold palette consists of #4c3db7 and #3da8b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d6bb7). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #b88a3d, 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 #b88a3d 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 Shade of Marigold. Thus Studio and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shade of Marigold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b88a3d 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. Shade of Marigold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3d6bb7) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3db78a and #b73d6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #b88a3d is made of 48% red, 36% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Shade of Marigold has a hue angle of 37.56°, a saturation of 50.2% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b88a3d is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 48.24% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b88a3d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,138,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 36%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 48.24, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(37.56,50.2%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.56,66.85%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.5197,9.4598,46.8235) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6979,28.7042,8.3901) |