Golden Bear 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 | #4567a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f81ba |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Bear Color. The Cinnamon Sand 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 Cognac Tint (#a17b49) for more calm effect. Try Hidden Morel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5f81ba is the best complementary color to Golden Bear. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ba985f 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 Muddy Waters are #ba6a5f and #aeba5f. Thus found on the left and right of #ba985f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santa Fe and Olive Green colors as they work well with Golden Bear.
The split-complementary Golden Bear palette consists of #6a5fba and #5faeba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f81ba). Try Blue Violet and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #ba985f, 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 #ba985f 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 Golden Bear. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Bear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba985f 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. Golden Bear tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5f81ba) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5fba98 and #ba5f80.
In a RGB color space, hex #ba985f is made of 43% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Bear has a hue angle of 37.58°, a saturation of 39.74% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba985f is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 35.69% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ba985f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,152,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 35%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 35.69, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(37.58,39.74%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.58,48.92%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.7411,5.3182,34.6286) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5435,33.7218,15.5675) |