Aged Gouda 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 | #26b |
| Complementary Color | #4488dc |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Aged Gouda Color. The Chandra Cream 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 Bright Sienna (#d68a59) for more calm effect. Try Tree Poppy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4488dc is the best complementary color to Aged Gouda. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d94 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 White are #dc4c44 and #d4dc44. Thus found on the left and right of #d94 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Valencia and Wattle colors as they work well with Aged Gouda.
The split-complementary Aged Gouda palette consists of #4c44dc and #44d4dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4488dc). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #d94, 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 #d94 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 Aged Gouda. Thus Medium Purple and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aged Gouda contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Emerald, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d94 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. Aged Gouda tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4488dc) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #44dc98 and #dc4488.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd9944 is made of 50% red, 35% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Aged Gouda has a hue angle of 33.33°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd9944 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 60% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd9944 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,153,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 35%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 60, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(33.33,69.23%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.33,69.23%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.4401,17.6366,53.3303) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2534,38.572,10.687) |