Flickering Gold Color

#c6a668

Flickering Gold is calm, 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 #395997
Complementary Color #6888c5
Color Shade: orange (39.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.22% (better contrasting with white)
Flickering Gold Color Sample
Flickering Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6a668

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Flickering Gold Color. The Funchal Yellow 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 saturated alternative called Golden Leaf (#c48b42) for more energetic effect. Try Labrador's Locks as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6888c5 is the best complementary color to Flickering 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 #c6a668 complementary color is Danube, 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 Laser are #c57768 and #b6c568. Thus found on the left and right of #c6a668 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Flickering Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flickering Gold palette consists of #7768c5 and #68b6c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6888c5). Try Blue Marguerite and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c6a668, 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 #c6a668 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 Flickering Gold. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flickering Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Mantis, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6a668 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. Flickering Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6888c5) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Contessa – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #68c5a6 and #c56888.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6a668 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Flickering Gold has a hue angle of 39.57°, a saturation of 45.19% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6a668 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 36.87% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c6a668
RGB Decimal rgb(198,166,104)
RGB Percentage 42%, 35%, 22%
CMYK 0, 12.55, 36.87, 22.35
HSL hsl(39.57,45.19%,59.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.57,47.47%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.6669,3.6323,36.3463)
XYZ xyz(39.4236,40.2777,18.7932)
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