Golden History 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 | #4466c5 |
| Complementary Color | #395bbb |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.19° 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 Golden History Color. The Yellowstone color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Colonel Mustard (#b68238) for more energetic effect. Try Amber Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#395bbb is the best complementary color to Golden History. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bb993a complementary color is Azure, 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 #bb5839 and #9cbb39. Thus found on the left and right of #bb993a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crail and Sushi colors as they work well with Golden History.
The split-complementary Golden History palette consists of #5839bb and #399cbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#395bbb). Try Purple Heart and Boston Blue colors in combination with #bb993a, 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 #bb993a 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 History. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden History contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure, Chateau Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb993a 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 History tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#395bbb) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Night Shadz – 120° from the complementary Azure. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #39bb99 and #bb395b.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb993a is made of 47% red, 38% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Golden History has a hue angle of 44.19°, a saturation of 52.65% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb993a is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 50.58% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb993a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,153,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 38%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 50.58, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(44.19,52.65%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.19,68.98%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.686,2.3849,52.7153) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6485,33.6527,8.7779) |