Gold Coast 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 | #387ac7 |
| Complementary Color | #3879c7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Coast Color. The Camel 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 Hearth Gold (#a17135) for more calm effect. Try Cloisonne Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3879c7 is the best complementary color to Gold Coast. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c78538 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 Copper are #c73d38 and #c1c738. Thus found on the left and right of #c78538 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flush Mahogany and Earls Green colors as they work well with Gold Coast.
The split-complementary Gold Coast palette consists of #3d38c7 and #38c1c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3879c7). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #c78538, 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 #c78538 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 Coast. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Coast contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c78538 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 Coast tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3879c7) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38c785 and #c73879.
In a RGB color space, hex #c78538 is made of 51% red, 34% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Coast has a hue angle of 32.31°, a saturation of 56.08% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c78538 is made of 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 56.08% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c78538 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,133,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 34%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.88, 56.08, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(32.31,56.08%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.31,71.86%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.9601,18.4664,50.1375) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6545,29.2027,7.657) |