Perennial Gold Color

#caaf81

Perennial 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 #35507e
Complementary Color #819bc9
Color Shade: orange (37.81° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Perennial Gold Color Sample
Perennial Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #caaf81

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Perennial Gold Color. The Windswept Leaves color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Painted Pony (#bb9471) for more calm effect. Try Caramel Crumb as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#819bc9 is the best complementary color to Perennial 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 #caaf81 complementary color is Polo Blue, 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 Sorrell Brown are #c98a81 and #c0c981. Thus found on the left and right of #caaf81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Perennial Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Perennial Gold palette consists of #8a81c9 and #81c0c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#819bc9). Try Blue Bell and Half Baked colors in combination with #caaf81, 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 #caaf81 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 Perennial Gold. Thus East Side and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Perennial Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #caaf81 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. Perennial Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#819bc9) and two others. The Monte Carlo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81c9af and #c9819b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #caaf81 is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Perennial Gold has a hue angle of 37.81°, a saturation of 40.78% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #caaf81 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #caaf81
RGB Decimal rgb(202,175,129)
RGB Percentage 40%, 35%, 25%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 28.63, 20.78
HSL hsl(37.81,40.78%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.81,36.14%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.761,3.1695,27.2061)
XYZ xyz(43.6495,44.8015,27.1159)
;