Metallic Gold Color

#d4af37

Metallic 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 #2b50c8
Complementary Color #365bd4
Color Shade: warm yellow (45.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.35% (better contrasting with white)
Metallic Gold Color Sample
Metallic Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d4af37

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Metallic Gold Color. The LED Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Solar Fusion (#dc9f46) for more energetic effect. Try Mayan Treasure as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#365bd4 is the best complementary color to Metallic 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 #d4af37 complementary color is Mariner, 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 Old Gold are #d46036 and #aad436. Thus found on the left and right of #d4af37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flame Pea and Atlantis colors as they work well with Metallic Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Metallic Gold palette consists of #6036d4 and #36aad4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#365bd4). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #d4af37, 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 #d4af37 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 Metallic Gold. Thus Amethyst and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Metallic Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4af37 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. Metallic Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#365bd4) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise Red – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36d4af and #d4365b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d4af37 is made of 48% red, 40% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Metallic Gold has a hue angle of 45.86°, a saturation of 64.61% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4af37 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 61.57% yellow and 16.86% black ink.

HEX #d4af37
RGB Decimal rgb(212,175,55)
RGB Percentage 48%, 40%, 12%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 61.57, 16.86
HSL hsl(45.86,64.61%,52.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45.86,74.06%,83.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.8476,1.3808,62.9142)
XYZ xyz(43.1709,44.9328,10.012)
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