Gold Torch 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 | #426aa1 |
| Complementary Color | #5e86bd |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Torch Color. The Desert Floor color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Green Gold (#c5b088) for more calm effect. Try Limonite as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5e86bd is the best complementary color to Gold Torch. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bd955e 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 Twine are #bd655e and #b5bd5e. Thus found on the left and right of #bd955e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Celery colors as they work well with Gold Torch.
The split-complementary Gold Torch palette consists of #655ebd and #5eb5bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e86bd). Try Blue Violet and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #bd955e, 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 #bd955e 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 Torch. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Torch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #bd955e 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. Gold Torch tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5e86bd) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ebd95 and #bd5e85.
In a RGB color space, hex #bd955e is made of 44% red, 34% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Torch has a hue angle of 34.74°, a saturation of 41.85% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bd955e is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 37.26% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bd955e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,149,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 34%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.69, 37.26, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(34.74,41.85%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.74,50.26%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.2595,8.1324,34.619) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7541,33.1219,15.2038) |