Golden Rule Color

#daae49

Golden Rule 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 #2551b6
Complementary Color #4974d9
Color Shade: orange (41.79° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.06% (better contrasting with white)
Golden Rule Color Sample
Golden Rule Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #daae49

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Rule Color. The Crazy 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 Honeycomb Yellow (#de9c52) for more energetic effect. Try Fleshtone Shade Wash as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4974d9 is the best complementary color to Golden Rule. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #daae49 complementary color is Royal Blue, 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 Anzac are #d96549 and #bdd949. Thus found on the left and right of #daae49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Damask and Conifer colors as they work well with Golden Rule.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Rule palette consists of #6549d9 and #49bdd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4974d9). Try Purple Heart and Shakespeare colors in combination with #daae49, 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 #daae49 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 Golden Rule. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Rule contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Emerald, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #daae49 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. Golden Rule tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4974d9) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabaret – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49d9ae and #d94974.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #daae49 is made of 47% red, 37% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Rule has a hue angle of 41.79°, a saturation of 66.21% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #daae49 is made of 0% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #daae49
RGB Decimal rgb(218,174,73)
RGB Percentage 47%, 37%, 16%
CMYK 0, 17.25, 56.86, 14.51
HSL hsl(41.79,66.21%,57.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.79,66.51%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.3234,5.4094,56.207)
XYZ xyz(45.2521,45.6586,12.7313)
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