Gold Rush 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 | #3b5888 |
| Complementary Color | #7794c3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Rush Color. The Caramel Kiss 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 Clay Ochre (#ae895d) for more calm effect. Try Allegro as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7794c3 is the best complementary color to Gold Rush. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c4a777 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 Laser are #c38077 and #bac377. Thus found on the left and right of #c4a777 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Gold Rush.
The split-complementary Gold Rush palette consists of #8077c3 and #77bac3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7794c3). Try Blue Marguerite and Glacier colors in combination with #c4a777, 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 #c4a777 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 Rush. Thus Wisteria and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Rush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4a777 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 Rush tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7794c3) 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 #77c3a7 and #c37793.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4a777 is made of 41% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Rush has a hue angle of 37.4°, a saturation of 39.49% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4a777 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 30.19% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4a777 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,167,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 35%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 30.19, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(37.4,39.49%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.4,39.29%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.9688,3.8687,28.7564) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9134,40.7051,23.206) |