Gold Vein is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #2946a9 |
| Complementary Color | #5572d6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Vein Color. The Glitzy Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Barley (#d5b37e) for more calm effect. Try Citronne as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5572d6 is the best complementary color to Gold Vein. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6b956 complementary color is Havelock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacha are #d67855 and #b3d655. Thus found on the left and right of #d6b956 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Japonica and Conifer colors as they work well with Gold Vein.
The split-complementary Gold Vein palette consists of #7955d6 and #55b3d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5572d6). Try Medium Purple and Shakespeare colors in combination with #d6b956, 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 #d6b956 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gold Vein. Thus Lavender and Viking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Vein contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Emerald, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6b956 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gold Vein tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5572d6) and two others. The Viking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55d6b9 and #d65572.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6b956 is made of 44% red, 38% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Vein has a hue angle of 46.41°, a saturation of 60.95% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6b956 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 50.19% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #d6b956 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,185,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 38%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 50.19, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(46.41,60.95%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.41,59.81%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.8638,-1.2503,53.0087) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7602,49.666,15.9261) |