Gold Earth is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #226394 |
| Complementary Color | #6babdd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Earth Color. The Honey Nougat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Coral Gold (#d27d56) for more calm effect. Try Apricot Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6babdd is the best complementary color to Gold Earth. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dd9c6b complementary color is Viking, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Di Serria are #dd6b73 and #ddd56b. Thus found on the left and right of #dd9c6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sunglo and Chenin colors as they work well with Gold Earth.
The split-complementary Gold Earth palette consists of #6b73dd and #6bddd5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6babdd). Try True V and Aquamarine Blue colors in combination with #dd9c6b, 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 #dd9c6b offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gold Earth. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #dd9c6b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gold Earth tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6babdd) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Viking. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6bdd9c and #dd6bab.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd9c6b is made of 46% red, 32% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Earth has a hue angle of 25.79°, a saturation of 62.64% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd9c6b is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 44.71% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd9c6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,156,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 32%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.49, 44.71, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(25.79,62.64%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.79,51.58%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.6193,18.7962,35.2077) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3611,40.2106,19.3333) |