Folksy Gold is calm, 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 | #296696 |
| Complementary Color | #69a5d6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Folksy Gold Color. The Burlywood color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Steamed Chestnut (#d3b17d) for more calm effect. Try Friar Tuck as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#69a5d6 is the best complementary color to Folksy Gold. 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 #d69969 complementary color is Danube, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Whiskey are #d6696f and #d6cf69. Thus found on the left and right of #d69969 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Japonica and Tacha colors as they work well with Folksy Gold.
The split-complementary Folksy Gold palette consists of #696fd6 and #69d6cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69a5d6). Try Moody Blue and Downy colors in combination with #d69969, 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 #d69969 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 Folksy Gold. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Folksy Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d69969 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Folksy Gold tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#69a5d6) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69d699 and #d669a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #d69969 is made of 45% red, 32% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Folksy Gold has a hue angle of 26.42°, a saturation of 57.07% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d69969 is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 42.74% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #d69969 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,153,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 32%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.92, 42.74, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(26.42,57.07%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.42,50.93%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.0932,17.3753,34.1714) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6726,38.0985,18.522) |