Golden Age Color

#ceab77

Golden Age is pale, 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 #315488
Complementary Color #769ace
Color Shade: orange (35.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.73% (better contrasting with white)
Golden Age Color Sample
Golden Age Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ceab77

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Age Color. The Gates of Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Caramel Cupcake (#b98c5d) for more calm effect. Try Sunset Cloud as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#769ace is the best complementary color to Golden Age. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ceab77 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 Laser are #ce7f76 and #c5ce76. Thus found on the left and right of #ceab77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Golden Age.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Age palette consists of #7f76ce and #76c5ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#769ace). Try Moody Blue and Downy colors in combination with #ceab77, 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 #ceab77 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. Thus Lilac Bush and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Age contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, De York, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #ceab77 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 tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#769ace) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #76ceab and #ce769a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ceab77 is made of 42% red, 34% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Age has a hue angle of 35.86°, a saturation of 47.03% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ceab77 is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 34.11% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #ceab77
RGB Decimal rgb(206,171,119)
RGB Percentage 42%, 34%, 24%
CMYK 0, 13.72, 34.11, 19.22
HSL hsl(35.86,47.03%,63.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.86,42.23%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.9466,5.7845,31.5281)
XYZ xyz(43.3463,43.5795,23.5799)
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