Fool's Gold Color

#cad175

Fool's Gold is calm, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #352e8a
Complementary Color #7b74d1
Color Shade: mid yellow (64.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.92% (better contrasting with black)
Fool's Gold Color Sample
Fool's Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cad175

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Fool's Gold Color. The Winter Hazel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Crocodile Tears (#d6d69b) for more calm effect. Try Misty Bead as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7b74d1 is the best complementary color to Fool's Gold. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cad175 complementary color is Moody Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wild Willow are #d1aa74 and #9bd174. Thus found on the left and right of #cad175 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Whiskey and Feijoa colors as they work well with Fool's Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fool's Gold palette consists of #aa74d1 and #749bd1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b74d1). Try Lilac Bush and Danube colors in combination with #cad175, 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 #cad175 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fool's Gold. Thus Orchid and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fool's Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moody Blue, Downy, and Charm split by 90° on the color wheel. #cad175 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Fool's Gold tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#7b74d1) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and New York Pink – 120° from the complementary Moody Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #74c9d1 and #d17c74.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cad175 is made of 38% red, 40% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Fool's Gold has a hue angle of 64.57°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cad175 is made of 2.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.08% yellow and 18.04% black ink.

HEX #cad175
RGB Decimal rgb(202,209,117)
RGB Percentage 38%, 40%, 22%
CMYK 2.74, 0, 36.08, 18.04
HSL hsl(64.57,50%,63.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(64.57,44.02%,81.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.5339,-15.7882,44.644)
XYZ xyz(50.3685,59.4418,25.6483)
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