Craftsman 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 | #2c4874 |
| Complementary Color | #8ba6d3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Craftsman Gold Color. The Golden Aura 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 Lanyard (#c09972) for more calm effect. Try Rice Paddy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8ba6d3 is the best complementary color to Craftsman 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 #d3b78b complementary color is Polo Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #d3938b and #cbd38b. Thus found on the left and right of #d3b78b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching My Pink and Winter Hazel colors as they work well with Craftsman Gold.
The split-complementary Craftsman Gold palette consists of #938bd3 and #8bcad3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ba6d3). Try Chetwode Blue and Half Baked colors in combination with #d3b78b, 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 #d3b78b 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 Craftsman Gold. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Craftsman Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3b78b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Craftsman Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8ba6d3) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8bd3b7 and #d38ba6.
In a RGB color space, hex #d3b78b is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Craftsman Gold has a hue angle of 36.67°, a saturation of 45% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3b78b is made of 0% cyan, 10.99% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #d3b78b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(211,183,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.99, 28.24, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(36.67,45%,68.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.67,34.12%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.8107,3.6979,26.0998) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4577,49.5799,31.442) |