Antiquarian Gold is calm, 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 | #4575ba |
| Complementary Color | #4574ba |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Antiquarian Gold Color. The Manticore Brown 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 saturated alternative called Lemongrass (#c5a658) for more energetic effect. Try Splinter as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4574ba is the best complementary color to Antiquarian 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 #ba8a45 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 Tussock are #ba4f45 and #afba45. Thus found on the left and right of #ba8a45 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut and Celery colors as they work well with Antiquarian Gold.
The split-complementary Antiquarian Gold palette consists of #4f45ba and #45afba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4574ba). Try Blue Violet and Pelorous colors in combination with #ba8a45, 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 #ba8a45 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 Antiquarian Gold. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antiquarian Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Chateau Green, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba8a45 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. Antiquarian Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4574ba) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #45ba8a and #ba4575.
In a RGB color space, hex #ba8a45 is made of 47% red, 35% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Antiquarian Gold has a hue angle of 35.38°, a saturation of 45.88% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba8a45 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ba8a45 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,138,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 35%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 45.88, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(35.38,45.88%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.38,62.9%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.822,10.856,43.3318) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4124,29.0457,9.6337) |