Crispy Gold Color

#c49832

Crispy Gold 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 #3b67cd
Complementary Color #315dc4
Color Shade: orange (41.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.24% (better contrasting with white)
Crispy Gold Color Sample
Crispy Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c49832

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Crispy Gold Color. The Hep Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Monarch Gold (#b7813c) for more calm effect. Try Gold Coast as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#315dc4 is the best complementary color to Crispy 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 #c49832 complementary color is Cerulean Blue, 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 Marigold are #c44e31 and #a7c431. Thus found on the left and right of #c49832 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Atlantis colors as they work well with Crispy Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crispy Gold palette consists of #4f31c4 and #31a7c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#315dc4). Try Purple Heart and Pelorous colors in combination with #c49832, 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 #c49832 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 Crispy Gold. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crispy Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Emerald, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c49832 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. Crispy Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#315dc4) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #31c498 and #c4315d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c49832 is made of 49% red, 38% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Crispy Gold has a hue angle of 41.92°, a saturation of 59.35% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c49832 is made of 0% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 57.25% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #c49832
RGB Decimal rgb(196,152,50)
RGB Percentage 49%, 38%, 13%
CMYK 0, 17.25, 57.25, 23.14
HSL hsl(41.92,59.35%,48.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.92,74.49%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.2966,6.4886,56.9622)
XYZ xyz(34.5689,34.4225,7.8398)
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