Olive Gold Color

#bfac8b

Olive Gold is pale, 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 #405374
Complementary Color #8a9dbf
Color Shade: orange (38.08° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.71% (better contrasting with white)
Olive Gold Color Sample
Olive Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfac8b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Olive Gold Color. The Pioneer Village color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Motif (#a58e71) for more calm effect. Try Windswept Leaves as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8a9dbf is the best complementary color to Olive 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 #bfac8b complementary color is Nepal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Indian Khaki are #bf928a and #b7bf8a. Thus found on the left and right of #bfac8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Olive Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Olive Gold palette consists of #918abf and #8ab7bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a9dbf). Try Lavender Purple and Neptune colors in combination with #bfac8b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #bfac8b 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 Olive Gold. Thus Lavender Purple and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Olive Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, De York, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfac8b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Olive Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8a9dbf) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oriental Pink – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8abfac and #bf8a9d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfac8b is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Olive Gold has a hue angle of 38.08°, a saturation of 28.89% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfac8b is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bfac8b
RGB Decimal rgb(191,172,139)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 20.39, 25.1
HSL hsl(38.08,28.89%,64.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.08,27.23%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.177,1.7166,19.4967)
XYZ xyz(40.8986,42.4455,30.4633)
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