Ancestral Gold is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #223259 |
| Complementary Color | #a5b5dd |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancestral Gold Color. The Cracker Bitz color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Spiced Cashews (#d3b080) for more energetic effect. Try Dromedary Camel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a5b5dd is the best complementary color to Ancestral Gold. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddcda6 complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Sapling are #ddb1a5 and #d1dda5. Thus found on the left and right of #ddcda6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cameo and Deco colors as they work well with Ancestral Gold.
The split-complementary Ancestral Gold palette consists of #b1a5dd and #a5d1dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5b5dd). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #ddcda6, 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 #ddcda6 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 Ancestral Gold. Thus Light Wisteria and Aqua Island giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ancestral Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddcda6 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. Ancestral Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a5b5dd) and two others. The Aqua Island is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5ddcd and #dda5b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddcda6 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Ancestral Gold has a hue angle of 42.55°, a saturation of 44.72% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddcda6 is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddcda6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,205,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 21.57, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(42.55,44.72%,75.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.55,24.89%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.8005,-0.4708,21.4614) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.533,61.788,44.9176) |