Hammered Gold Color

#cb9d5e

Hammered Gold 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 #3462a1
Complementary Color #5e8bca
Color Shade: orange (34.68° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Hammered Gold Color Sample
Hammered Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cb9d5e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hammered Gold Color. The Brass Nail color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Vermicelle (#dabe82) for more energetic effect. Try Jojoba as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5e8bca is the best complementary color to Hammered 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 #cb9d5e 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 Twine are #ca665e and #c2ca5e. Thus found on the left and right of #cb9d5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Celery colors as they work well with Hammered Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hammered Gold palette consists of #665eca and #5ec2ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e8bca). Try Blue Marguerite and Downy colors in combination with #cb9d5e, 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 #cb9d5e 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 Hammered Gold. Thus Amethyst and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hammered Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb9d5e 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. Hammered Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5e8bca) 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 #5eca9d and #ca5e8b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cb9d5e is made of 45% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Hammered Gold has a hue angle of 34.68°, a saturation of 51.17% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cb9d5e is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 42.75% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #cb9d5e
RGB Decimal rgb(203,157,94)
RGB Percentage 45%, 35%, 21%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 42.75, 20.39
HSL hsl(34.68,51.17%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.68,53.69%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.7386,9.6673,39.2547)
XYZ xyz(38.706,37.6186,15.8108)
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