Golden Leaf 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 | #3b74bd |
| Complementary Color | #427ac3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Leaf Color. The Sneezy 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 saturated alternative called French Pale Gold (#d4ab60) for more energetic effect. Try Rhumba Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#427ac3 is the best complementary color to Golden Leaf. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c48b42 complementary color is Indigo, 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 #c34a42 and #bbc342. Thus found on the left and right of #c48b42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crail and Turmeric colors as they work well with Golden Leaf.
The split-complementary Golden Leaf palette consists of #4a42c3 and #42bbc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#427ac3). Try Indigo and Pelorous colors in combination with #c48b42, 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 #c48b42 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 Golden Leaf. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c48b42 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. Golden Leaf tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#427ac3) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42c38b and #c3427b.
In a RGB color space, hex #c48b42 is made of 49% red, 35% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Leaf has a hue angle of 33.69°, a saturation of 52.42% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c48b42 is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c48b42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,139,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 35%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.35, 50.98, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(33.69,52.42%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.69,66.33%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.1637,14.4415,46.6192) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9809,30.5943,9.3213) |