Gold Drop Color

#d56c30

Gold Drop is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #2a93cf
Complementary Color #2f99d5
Color Shade: warm red (21.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.18% (better contrasting with white)
Gold Drop Color Sample
Gold Drop Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d56c30

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Drop Color. The Peru color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Spicy Tomato (#c75433) for more calm effect. Try Orange Keeper as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2f99d5 is the best complementary color to Gold Drop. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d56c30 complementary color is Curious Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Red Damask are #d52f46 and #d5be2f. Thus found on the left and right of #d56c30 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brick Red and Old Gold colors as they work well with Gold Drop.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gold Drop palette consists of #2f46d5 and #2fd5be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2f99d5). Try Cerulean Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #d56c30, 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 #d56c30 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gold Drop. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gold Drop contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Curious Blue, Lima, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #d56c30 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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 Drop tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2f99d5) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Curious Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2fd56b and #d52f99.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d56c30 is made of 58% red, 29% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Drop has a hue angle of 21.82°, a saturation of 66.27% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d56c30 is made of 0% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #d56c30
RGB Decimal rgb(213,108,48)
RGB Percentage 58%, 29%, 13%
CMYK 0, 41.18, 64.71, 16.47
HSL hsl(21.82,66.27%,51.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.82,77.46%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.1578,37.2772,50.5328)
XYZ xyz(33.3366,25.0847,5.8811)
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