Burmese 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 | #437ebc |
| Complementary Color | #427dbc |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.74° 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 Burmese Gold Color. The Vintage Pottery 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 soft alternative called Gold Spell (#c19d61) for more calm effect. Try Sunrise Heat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#427dbc is the best complementary color to Burmese 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 #bc8143 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 #bc4442 and #babc42. Thus found on the left and right of #bc8143 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crail and Turmeric colors as they work well with Burmese Gold.
The split-complementary Burmese Gold palette consists of #4442bc and #42babc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#427dbc). Try Indigo and Pelorous colors in combination with #bc8143, 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 #bc8143 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 Burmese Gold. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Burmese Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc8143 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. Burmese Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#427dbc) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42bc81 and #bc427d.
In a RGB color space, hex #bc8143 is made of 49% red, 34% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Burmese Gold has a hue angle of 30.74°, a saturation of 47.45% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc8143 is made of 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 47.46% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bc8143 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,129,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 34%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.14, 47.46, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(30.74,47.45%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.74,64.36%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.7861,16.5681,42.0716) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6024,26.7971,8.9223) |