Golden Nugget is calm, 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 | #2464a6 |
| Complementary Color | #5899db |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Nugget Color. The River of Gold 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 soft alternative called Brik Dough (#dab77f) for more calm effect. Try Pumpkin Bread as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5899db is the best complementary color to Golden Nugget. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #db9b59 complementary color is Havelock 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 Di Serria are #db5958 and #dadb58. Thus found on the left and right of #db9b59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman and Wattle colors as they work well with Golden Nugget.
The split-complementary Golden Nugget palette consists of #5958db and #58dadb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5899db). Try Royal Blue and Viking colors in combination with #db9b59, 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 #db9b59 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 Nugget. Thus Medium Purple and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Nugget contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #db9b59 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. Golden Nugget tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5899db) and two others. The Shamrock 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 #58db9a and #db5899.
In a RGB color space, hex #db9b59 is made of 47% red, 33% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Nugget has a hue angle of 30.46°, a saturation of 64.36% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #db9b59 is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #db9b59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,155,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 33%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.1, 50.98, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(30.46,64.36%,60.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.46,59.36%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.9132,17.0502,43.6399) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7379,39.224,14.7697) |