Gambol Gold Color

#e1b047

Gambol Gold 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 #1e4fb8
Complementary Color #4677e1
Color Shade: orange (40.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.04% (better contrasting with white)
Gambol Gold Color Sample
Gambol Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1b047

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gambol Gold Color. The Autumn Blaze color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Funky Yellow (#edd26f) for more energetic effect. Try Fool’s Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4677e1 is the best complementary color to Gambol 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 #e1b047 complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Anzac are #e16246 and #c4e146. Thus found on the left and right of #e1b047 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Damask and Conifer colors as they work well with Gambol Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gambol Gold palette consists of #6246e1 and #46c4e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4677e1). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #e1b047, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #e1b047 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 Gambol Gold. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gambol Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Pastel Green, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1b047 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gambol Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4677e1) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #46e1b0 and #e14677.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1b047 is made of 48% red, 37% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Gambol Gold has a hue angle of 40.91°, a saturation of 71.96% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1b047 is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 60.4% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e1b047
RGB Decimal rgb(225,176,71)
RGB Percentage 48%, 37%, 15%
CMYK 0, 19.22, 60.4, 11.76
HSL hsl(40.91,71.96%,58.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.91,68.44%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.5168,7.2211,58.5571)
XYZ xyz(47.714,47.5132,12.6174)
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