American Gold 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 | #2c50c8 |
| Complementary Color | #365ad3 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to American Gold Color. The Arabian Bake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Golden Pheasant (#cf9632) for more calm effect. Try Green Sheen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#365ad3 is the best complementary color to American Gold. 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 #d3af37 complementary color is Mariner, 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 Old Gold are #d36036 and #a8d336. Thus found on the left and right of #d3af37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flame Pea and Atlantis colors as they work well with American Gold.
The split-complementary American Gold palette consists of #6136d3 and #36a8d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#365ad3). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #d3af37, 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 #d3af37 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 American Gold. Thus Amethyst and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of American Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3af37 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. American Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#365ad3) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brick Red – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36d3af and #d3365a.
In a RGB color space, hex #d3af37 is made of 48% red, 40% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode American Gold has a hue angle of 46.15°, a saturation of 63.93% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3af37 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 61.18% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #d3af37 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(211,175,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 40%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 61.18, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(46.15,63.93%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.15,73.93%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.7499,0.9474,62.7861) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8835,44.7847,9.9985) |