Golden Key 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 | #26e |
| Complementary Color | #1054dd |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Key Color. The Pattypan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Meteor (#d07d12) for more calm effect. Try Lizard Breath as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1054dd is the best complementary color to Golden Key. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d91 complementary color is Denim, 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 White are #dd3310 and #badd10. Thus found on the left and right of #d91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tia Maria and Fuego colors as they work well with Golden Key.
The split-complementary Golden Key palette consists of #3210dd and #10badd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1054dd). Try Persian Blue and Cerulean colors in combination with #d91, 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 #d91 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 Key. Thus Electric Violet and Caribbean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Key contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #d91 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 Key tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1054dd) and two others. The Caribbean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzmatazz – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10dd99 and #dd1054.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd9911 is made of 57% red, 39% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Key has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd9911 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 80% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd9911 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,153,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 39%, 4% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 80, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(40,85.71%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,92.31%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.1642,15.9681,70.1826) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3112,38.1951,5.7254) |