Glitzy Gold Color

#d6a02b

Glitzy 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 #295fd4
Complementary Color #2b60d5
Color Shade: orange (41.05° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Glitzy Gold Color Sample
Glitzy Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6a02b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Glitzy Gold Color. The Durian Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Indian Maize (#e4c14d) for more energetic effect. Try Camel Toe as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2b60d5 is the best complementary color to Glitzy 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 #d6a02b complementary color is Mariner, 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 Hokey Pokey are #d54a2b and #b6d52b. Thus found on the left and right of #d6a02b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Valencia and Key Lime Pie colors as they work well with Glitzy Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Glitzy Gold palette consists of #4a2bd5 and #2bb6d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b60d5). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #d6a02b, 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 #d6a02b 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 Glitzy Gold. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Glitzy Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6a02b 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. Glitzy Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2b60d5) 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 #2bd5a0 and #d52b61.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6a02b is made of 51% red, 38% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Glitzy Gold has a hue angle of 41.05°, a saturation of 67.59% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6a02b is made of 0% cyan, 21.17% magenta, 67.06% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #d6a02b
RGB Decimal rgb(214,160,43)
RGB Percentage 51%, 38%, 10%
CMYK 0, 21.17, 67.06, 16.08
HSL hsl(41.05,67.59%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.05,79.91%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.1924,9.7774,63.8762)
XYZ xyz(40.7384,39.6122,7.7843)
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