Taiwan Gold Color

#c7aa71

Taiwan Gold 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 #38558e
Complementary Color #718ec6
Color Shade: orange (39.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.18% (better contrasting with white)
Taiwan Gold Color Sample
Taiwan Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c7aa71

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Taiwan Gold Color. The Colonial Revival Tan 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 Muddy Waters (#b78e5c) for more calm effect. Try Windswept Leaves as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#718ec6 is the best complementary color to Taiwan 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 #c7aa71 complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 #c67f71 and #b9c671. Thus found on the left and right of #c7aa71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Taiwan Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Taiwan Gold palette consists of #7f71c6 and #71b9c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#718ec6). Try Blue Marguerite and Glacier colors in combination with #c7aa71, 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 #c7aa71 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 Taiwan Gold. Thus Amethyst and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Taiwan Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7aa71 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. Taiwan Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#718ec6) and two others. The Monte Carlo 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 #71c6aa and #c6718e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c7aa71 is made of 41% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Taiwan Gold has a hue angle of 39.77°, a saturation of 43.43% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7aa71 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c7aa71
RGB Decimal rgb(199,170,113)
RGB Percentage 41%, 35%, 23%
CMYK 0, 11.37, 33.73, 21.96
HSL hsl(39.77,43.43%,61.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.77,43.22%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.9287,2.8175,33.2519)
XYZ xyz(40.9085,42.0838,21.5897)
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