Forgotten 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 | #384760 |
| Complementary Color | #9faec6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Forgotten Gold Color. The Woolly Mammoth color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Threshold Taupe (#ac9a8a) for more calm effect. Try Almond Toast as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9faec6 is the best complementary color to Forgotten 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 #c7b89f complementary color is Rock 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 Coral Reef are #c6a39f and #c2c69f. Thus found on the left and right of #c7b89f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Forgotten Gold.
The split-complementary Forgotten Gold palette consists of #a39fc6 and #9fc1c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9faec6). Try Logan and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c7b89f, 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 #c7b89f 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 Forgotten Gold. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Forgotten Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7b89f 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. Forgotten Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9faec6) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fc6b8 and #c69fad.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7b89f is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Forgotten Gold has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 26.32% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7b89f is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7b89f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,184,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 15.69, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,26.32%,70.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,20.1%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.4055,1.2632,14.631) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9517,48.9263,39.77) |