Fool’s Gold is soft, 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 | #2a6fd8 |
| Complementary Color | #276cd5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fool’s Gold Color. The Mustard Seed color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lemon Curry (#cda323) for more energetic effect. Try Brassy Tint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#276cd5 is the best complementary color to Fool’s 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 #d59027 complementary color is Mariner, 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 Brandy Punch are #d53827 and #c3d527. Thus found on the left and right of #d59027 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Punch and Key Lime Pie colors as they work well with Fool’s Gold.
The split-complementary Fool’s Gold palette consists of #3827d5 and #27c3d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#276cd5). Try Persian Blue and Scooter colors in combination with #d59027, 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 #d59027 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 Fool’s Gold. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fool’s Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Malachite, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d59027 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. Fool’s Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#276cd5) and two others. The Shamrock 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 #27d590 and #d5276b.
In a RGB color space, hex #d59027 is made of 54% red, 36% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Fool’s Gold has a hue angle of 36.21°, a saturation of 69.05% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d59027 is made of 0% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 68.24% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d59027 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,144,39) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 36%, 10% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.06, 68.24, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(36.21,69.05%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.21,81.69%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.1519,17.8375,61.6036) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.78,34.2391,6.537) |