Gold Tweed 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 | #36548c |
| Complementary Color | #7391c8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Tweed Color. The Labrador's Locks color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant 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 Summer Weasel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7391c8 is the best complementary color to Gold Tweed. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9ab73 complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Laser are #c88073 and #bcc873. Thus found on the left and right of #c9ab73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Gold Tweed.
The split-complementary Gold Tweed palette consists of #8073c8 and #73bcc8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7391c8). Try Blue Marguerite and Half Baked colors in combination with #c9ab73, 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 #c9ab73 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 Tweed. Thus Amethyst and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Tweed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9ab73 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 Tweed tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7391c8) 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 #73c8ab and #c87391.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9ab73 is made of 41% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Tweed has a hue angle of 39.07°, a saturation of 44.33% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9ab73 is made of 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9ab73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,171,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 35%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.76, 33.72, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(39.07,44.33%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.07,42.79%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.4062,3.3144,32.8504) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7448,42.7811,22.2771) |