Galley Gold Color

#d5aa5e

Galley Gold is calm, 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 #2a55a1
Complementary Color #5e89d4
Color Shade: orange (38.32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.2% (better contrasting with white)
Galley Gold Color Sample
Galley Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d5aa5e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Galley Gold Color. The Suede Vest 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 Polo Pony (#d09258) for more calm effect. Try Dijon Mustard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5e89d4 is the best complementary color to Galley 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 #d5aa5e complementary color is Danube, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Di Serria are #d46e5e and #c4d45e. Thus found on the left and right of #d5aa5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Japonica and Tacha colors as they work well with Galley Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Galley Gold palette consists of #6e5ed4 and #5ec4d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e89d4). Try Moody Blue and Viking colors in combination with #d5aa5e, 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 #d5aa5e 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 Galley Gold. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Galley Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Emerald, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5aa5e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Galley Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5e89d4) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Charm – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ed4a9 and #d45e88.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d5aa5e is made of 45% red, 36% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Galley Gold has a hue angle of 38.32°, a saturation of 58.62% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5aa5e is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #d5aa5e
RGB Decimal rgb(213,170,94)
RGB Percentage 45%, 36%, 20%
CMYK 0, 16.86, 46.67, 16.47
HSL hsl(38.32,58.62%,60.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.32,55.87%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.03,6.8677,44.6869)
XYZ xyz(43.8357,43.7037,16.7149)
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