Nugget 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 | #436dd6 |
| Complementary Color | #2853bc |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Nugget Color. The Ogen Melon 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 soft alternative called Lemon Ginger (#968428) for more calm effect. Try Grass Daisy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2853bc is the best complementary color to Nugget. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bc9229 complementary color is Cerulean 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 Marigold are #bc4828 and #9cbc28. Thus found on the left and right of #bc9229 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tuscany and Atlantis colors as they work well with Nugget.
The split-complementary Nugget palette consists of #4828bc and #289cbc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2853bc). Try Purple Heart and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #bc9229, 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 #bc9229 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 Nugget. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nugget contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Jungle Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc9229 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. Nugget tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2853bc) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brick Red – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #28bc92 and #bc2852.
In a RGB color space, hex #bc9229 is made of 50% red, 39% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Nugget has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 64.19% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc9229 is made of 0% cyan, 16.48% magenta, 57.65% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bc9229 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,146,41) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 39%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.48, 57.65, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(42.86,64.19%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.86,78.19%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.8516,5.8369,57.7676) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4182,31.4092,6.5045) |