Chinese Gold is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #25f |
| Complementary Color | #0032dd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Gold Color. The Cheddar color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wiener Schnitzel (#ee9900) for more calm effect. Try Endless Summer as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0032dd is the best complementary color to Chinese Gold. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #da0 complementary color is Dark Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dd3b00 and #a1dd00. Thus found on the left and right of #da0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Grenadier and Rio Grande colors as they work well with Chinese Gold.
The split-complementary Chinese Gold palette consists of #3b00dd and #00a1dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0032dd). Try Dark Blue and Cerulean colors in combination with #da0, 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 #da0 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chinese Gold. Thus White and Caribbean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Blue, Malachite, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #da0 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chinese Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#0032dd) and two others. The Caribbean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monza – 120° from the complementary Dark Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00dda9 and #dd0032.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddaa00 is made of 57% red, 43% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Gold has a hue angle of 46.15°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddaa00 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 86.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddaa00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,170,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 43%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 86.67, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(46.15,100%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.15,100%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.3097,6.7105,75.3678) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1935,44.1216,6.1871) |