Chanterelle Color

#daa520

Chanterelle 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 #255adf
Complementary Color #2054da
Color Shade: orange (42.9° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.02% (better contrasting with white)
Chanterelle Color Sample
Chanterelle Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #daa520

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chanterelle Color. The Fire Bush 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 Indian Pale Ale (#d5bc26) for more calm effect. Try Fig Mustard Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2054da is the best complementary color to Chanterelle. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #daa520 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 Golden Grass are #da4820 and #b1da20. Thus found on the left and right of #daa520 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Punch and Key Lime Pie colors as they work well with Chanterelle.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chanterelle palette consists of #4720da and #20b1da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2054da). Try Purple Heart and Curious Blue colors in combination with #daa520, 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 #daa520 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 Chanterelle. Thus Purple Heart and Java giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chanterelle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Malachite, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #daa520 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. Chanterelle tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2054da) and two others. The Java is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amaranth – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #20daa5 and #da2054.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #daa520 is made of 53% red, 40% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Chanterelle has a hue angle of 42.9°, a saturation of 74.4% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #daa520 is made of 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 72.94% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #daa520
RGB Decimal rgb(218,165,32)
RGB Percentage 53%, 40%, 8%
CMYK 0, 20.78, 72.94, 14.51
HSL hsl(42.9,74.4%,49.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.9,85.32%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.8157,8.525,68.7647)
XYZ xyz(42.6293,41.92,7.2111)
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