Black Hills Gold is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #376e7f |
| Complementary Color | #80b6c7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Hills Gold Color. The Bombay Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Iced Copper (#d0ae9a) for more calm effect. Try Morocco as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#80b6c7 is the best complementary color to Black Hills Gold. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c89180 complementary color is Glacier, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Old Rose are #c78092 and #c7b480. Thus found on the left and right of #c89180 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Sorrell Brown colors as they work well with Black Hills Gold.
The split-complementary Black Hills Gold palette consists of #8093c7 and #80c7b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80b6c7). Try Polo Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #c89180, 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 #c89180 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Hills Gold. Thus East Side and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Hills Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, Olivine, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c89180 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Hills Gold tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#80b6c7) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80c791 and #c780b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c89180 is made of 42% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Black Hills Gold has a hue angle of 14.17°, a saturation of 39.56% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c89180 is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 28.23% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c89180 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,145,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 31%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.57, 28.23, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(14.17,39.56%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.17,36%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.0329,18.5486,17.2316) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8411,34.0887,25.0074) |