Nugget 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 | #3a66dd |
| Complementary Color | #214ec5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Nugget Color. The Solarium color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Reef Gold (#9f821c) for more calm effect. Try Turmeric Tea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#214ec5 is the best complementary color to Nugget. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c59922 complementary color is Persian Blue, 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 Nugget are #c54721 and #9fc521. Thus found on the left and right of #c59922 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Piper and Atlantis colors as they work well with Nugget.
The split-complementary Nugget palette consists of #4721c5 and #219fc5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#214ec5). Try Purple Heart and Curious Blue colors in combination with #c59922, 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 #c59922 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 Nugget. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nugget contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Mountain Meadow, and Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c59922 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. Nugget tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#214ec5) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maroon Flush – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21c599 and #c5214d.
In a RGB color space, hex #c59922 is made of 51% red, 40% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Nugget has a hue angle of 43.8°, a saturation of 70.56% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c59922 is made of 0% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 63.92% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c59922 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,153,34) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 40%, 9% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.25, 63.92, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(43.8,70.56%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.8,82.74%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.5679,5.7902,62.8915) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7059,34.7683,6.3951) |