Slightly Golden Color

#cb904e

Slightly Golden is calm, 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 #346fb1
Complementary Color #4e89cb
Color Shade: orange (31.68° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.1% (better contrasting with white)
Slightly Golden Color Sample
Slightly Golden Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cb904e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Slightly Golden Color. The Tigereye color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mustard Field (#d8b076) for more energetic effect. Try Wulfenite as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4e89cb is the best complementary color to Slightly Golden. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cb904e complementary color is Danube, 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 Tussock are #cb514e and #c7cb4e. Thus found on the left and right of #cb904e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Turmeric colors as they work well with Slightly Golden.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Slightly Golden palette consists of #514ecb and #4ec7cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e89cb). Try Indigo and Shakespeare colors in combination with #cb904e, 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 #cb904e 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 Slightly Golden. Thus Amethyst and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Slightly Golden contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb904e 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. Slightly Golden tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4e89cb) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ecb90 and #cb4e88.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cb904e is made of 48% red, 34% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Slightly Golden has a hue angle of 31.68°, a saturation of 54.59% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cb904e is made of 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #cb904e
RGB Decimal rgb(203,144,78)
RGB Percentage 48%, 34%, 18%
CMYK 0, 23.14, 49.02, 20.39
HSL hsl(31.68,54.59%,55.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.68,61.58%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.3169,15.4927,43.3441)
XYZ xyz(35.977,33.1931,11.7184)
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