Dusty Gold is pale, 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 | #284666 |
| Complementary Color | #98b6d7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Gold Color. The Steamed Chai color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Onion White (#e2d5c2) for more calm effect. Try Pollinate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#98b6d7 is the best complementary color to Dusty 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 #d7b999 complementary color is Polo Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cameo are #d79998 and #d6d798. Thus found on the left and right of #d7b999 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Winter Hazel colors as they work well with Dusty Gold.
The split-complementary Dusty Gold palette consists of #9998d7 and #98d6d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98b6d7). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #d7b999, 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 #d7b999 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 Dusty Gold. Thus Light Wisteria and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusty Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Moss Green, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7b999 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dusty Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#98b6d7) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98d7b9 and #d798b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #d7b999 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Gold has a hue angle of 30.97°, a saturation of 43.66% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7b999 is made of 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #d7b999 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,185,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.76, 24.31, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(30.97,43.66%,72.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.97,28.84%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.9477,5.9902,20.2228) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1231,51.4449,37.3724) |