Golden Foil is vibrant, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #33f |
| Complementary Color | #00c |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Foil Color. The Muddy Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spleen Green (#ccee00) for more calm effect. Try Deep Daishin Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00c is the best complementary color to Golden Foil. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cc0 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #c60 and #6c0. Thus found on the left and right of #cc0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Golden Foil.
The split-complementary Golden Foil palette consists of #6500cc and #0065cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00c). Try Purple and Science Blue colors in combination with #cc0, 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 #cc0 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 Golden Foil. Thus Purple Pizzazz and Robin's Egg Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Foil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc0 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Golden Foil tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#00c) and two others. The Robin's Egg Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00cbcc and #c00.
In a RGB color space, hex #cccc00 is made of 50% red, 50% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Foil has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cccc00 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cccc00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,204,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 50%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 80, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(60,100%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,100%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.627,-18.2195,79.8587) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4947,56.0231,8.363) |