Gold Gleam Color

#cfb352

Gold Gleam is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #304cad
Complementary Color #516dcf
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.56° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Gold Gleam Color Sample
Gold Gleam Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cfb352

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Gleam Color. The Oro color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Camel Cardinal (#cc9944) for more energetic effect. Try Laredo Road as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#516dcf is the best complementary color to Gold Gleam. 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 #cfb352 complementary color is Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Turmeric are #cf7451 and #accf51. Thus found on the left and right of #cfb352 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raw Sienna and Conifer colors as they work well with Gold Gleam.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gold Gleam palette consists of #7451cf and #51accf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#516dcf). Try Fuchsia Blue and Shakespeare colors in combination with #cfb352, 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 #cfb352 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gold Gleam. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gold Gleam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfb352 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Gold Gleam tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#516dcf) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chestnut Rose – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51cfb3 and #cf516d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cfb352 is made of 44% red, 38% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Gleam has a hue angle of 46.56°, a saturation of 56.56% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfb352 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #cfb352
RGB Decimal rgb(207,179,82)
RGB Percentage 44%, 38%, 18%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 49.02, 18.82
HSL hsl(46.56,56.56%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.56,60.39%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.62,-1.3428,52.1556)
XYZ xyz(43.3752,46.1148,14.5976)
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