Gold Taffeta is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #4465c6 |
| Complementary Color | #3859bb |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Taffeta Color. The Mango Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tegreen (#c1b65f) for more calm effect. Try Amber Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3859bb is the best complementary color to Gold Taffeta. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bb9a39 complementary color is Azure, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tussock are #bb5938 and #9bbb38. Thus found on the left and right of #bb9a39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Sushi colors as they work well with Gold Taffeta.
The split-complementary Gold Taffeta palette consists of #5938bb and #389bbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3859bb). Try Purple Heart and Boston Blue colors in combination with #bb9a39, 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 #bb9a39 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 Gold Taffeta. Thus Purple Heart and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Taffeta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure, Chateau Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb9a39 square combo is a palette of orange, cool green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gold Taffeta tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3859bb) 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 #38bb9a and #bb3859.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb9a39 is made of 47% red, 39% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Taffeta has a hue angle of 44.77°, a saturation of 53.28% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb9a39 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb9a39 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,154,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 39%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 50.98, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(44.77,53.28%,47.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.77,69.52%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.9399,1.7875,53.4094) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7876,33.9714,8.6999) |