Bakelite Gold Color

#d7995d

Bakelite 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 #2866a2
Complementary Color #5c9ad7
Color Shade: warm red (29.51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.39% (better contrasting with white)
Bakelite Gold Color Sample
Bakelite Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d7995d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bakelite Gold Color. The Stranglethorn Ochre color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Soft Chamois (#dbb67a) for more calm effect. Try English Custard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5c9ad7 is the best complementary color to Bakelite 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 #d7995d complementary color is Havelock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Di Serria are #d75c5d and #d7d65c. Thus found on the left and right of #d7995d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman and Tacha colors as they work well with Bakelite Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bakelite Gold palette consists of #5c5dd7 and #5cd7d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c9ad7). Try Indigo and Viking colors in combination with #d7995d, 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 #d7995d 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 Bakelite Gold. Thus Medium Purple and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bakelite Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7995d square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Bakelite Gold tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5c9ad7) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5cd798 and #d75c9a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d7995d is made of 47% red, 33% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Bakelite Gold has a hue angle of 29.51°, a saturation of 60.4% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7995d is made of 0% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 47.84% yellow and 15.69% black ink.

HEX #d7995d
RGB Decimal rgb(215,153,93)
RGB Percentage 47%, 33%, 20%
CMYK 0, 24.31, 47.84, 15.69
HSL hsl(29.51,60.4%,60.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.51,56.74%,84.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.0352,16.7685,40.4305)
XYZ xyz(41.3913,38.0199,15.5129)
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