Golden Age Gilt Color

#cea644

Golden Age Gilt is soft, 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 #3159bb
Complementary Color #436bce
Color Shade: orange (42.61° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.73% (better contrasting with white)
Golden Age Gilt Color Sample
Golden Age Gilt Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cea644

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Age Gilt Color. The Burnished Copper 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 Light Copper (#c48f4b) for more calm effect. Try Duck Butter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#436bce is the best complementary color to Golden Age Gilt. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cea644 complementary color is Indigo, 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 Old Gold are #ce6043 and #b1ce43. Thus found on the left and right of #cea644 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raw Sienna and Turmeric colors as they work well with Golden Age Gilt.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Age Gilt palette consists of #6043ce and #43b1ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#436bce). Try Purple Heart and Shakespeare colors in combination with #cea644, 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 #cea644 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 Golden Age Gilt. Thus Amethyst and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Age Gilt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #cea644 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. Golden Age Gilt tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#436bce) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabaret – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43cea6 and #ce436c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cea644 is made of 47% red, 38% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Age Gilt has a hue angle of 42.61°, a saturation of 58.47% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cea644 is made of 0% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 54.11% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #cea644
RGB Decimal rgb(206,166,68)
RGB Percentage 47%, 38%, 15%
CMYK 0, 15.68, 54.11, 19.22
HSL hsl(42.61,58.47%,53.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.61,66.99%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.0437,4.2317,54.5555)
XYZ xyz(40.1332,40.8116,11.231)
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