Saxophone Gold Color

#ceaf81

Saxophone Gold 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 #31507e
Complementary Color #81a0ce
Color Shade: orange (35.84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.69% (better contrasting with white)
Saxophone Gold Color Sample
Saxophone Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ceaf81

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Saxophone Gold Color. The Fiji Sands color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lunar Lander (#dece9e) for more energetic effect. Try Honey Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#81a0ce is the best complementary color to Saxophone 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 #ceaf81 complementary color is Polo Blue, 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 Tan are #ce8881 and #c6ce81. Thus found on the left and right of #ceaf81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching My Pink and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Saxophone Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Saxophone Gold palette consists of #8881ce and #81c6ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81a0ce). Try Moody Blue and Half Baked colors in combination with #ceaf81, 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 #ceaf81 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 Saxophone Gold. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Saxophone Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #ceaf81 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. Saxophone Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#81a0ce) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81ceaf and #ce819f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ceaf81 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Saxophone Gold has a hue angle of 35.84°, a saturation of 44% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ceaf81 is made of 0% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 30.19% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #ceaf81
RGB Decimal rgb(206,175,129)
RGB Percentage 40%, 34%, 25%
CMYK 0, 12.15, 30.19, 19.22
HSL hsl(35.84,44%,65.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.84,37.38%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.1327,4.7706,27.7677)
XYZ xyz(44.746,45.3667,27.1672)
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