Medallion 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 | #3c5986 |
| Complementary Color | #7995c3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Medallion Color. The Earthly Delight 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 Apple Cinnamon (#b0885a) for more calm effect. Try Inviting Gesture as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7995c3 is the best complementary color to Medallion. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3a679 complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Gimblet are #c38179 and #bbc379. Thus found on the left and right of #c3a679 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Medallion.
The split-complementary Medallion palette consists of #8179c3 and #79bbc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7995c3). Try Blue Marguerite and Glacier colors in combination with #c3a679, 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 #c3a679 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 Medallion. Thus Wisteria and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medallion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3a679 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. Medallion tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7995c3) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79c3a6 and #c37995.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3a679 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Medallion has a hue angle of 36.49°, a saturation of 38.14% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3a679 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c3a679 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,166,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 29.02, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(36.49,38.14%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.49,37.95%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.6508,4.2351,27.2439) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5931,40.255,23.7724) |