Inca 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 | #4485d3 |
| Complementary Color | #2b6cbb |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Inca Gold Color. The Mulberry 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 Orange Ochre (#dc793a) for more energetic effect. Try Solar Ash as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2b6cbb is the best complementary color to Inca 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 #bb7a2c complementary color is Mariner, 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 Copper are #bb322b and #b4bb2b. Thus found on the left and right of #bb7a2c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tall Poppy and Hokey Pokey colors as they work well with Inca Gold.
The split-complementary Inca Gold palette consists of #322bbb and #2bb4bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b6cbb). Try Governor Bay and Scooter colors in combination with #bb7a2c, 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 #bb7a2c 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 Inca Gold. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Inca Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Forest Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb7a2c 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. Inca Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2b6cbb) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2bbb7a and #bb2b6c.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb7a2c is made of 53% red, 35% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Inca Gold has a hue angle of 32.73°, a saturation of 61.9% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb7a2c is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 56.08% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb7a2c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,122,44) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 35%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.49, 56.08, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(32.73,61.9%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.73,76.47%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.7482,18.7565,50.7294) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9077,24.6657,5.6729) |