Mellowed 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 | #1d56b0 |
| Complementary Color | #4f87e2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mellowed Gold Color. The Pumpkin Toast color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Orange Drop (#e18e3f) for more energetic effect. Try Texas Longhorn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4f87e2 is the best complementary color to Mellowed 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 #e2a94f 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 Anzac are #e25f4f and #d1e24f. Thus found on the left and right of #e2a94f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Terracotta and Wattle colors as they work well with Mellowed Gold.
The split-complementary Mellowed Gold palette consists of #5f4fe2 and #4fd1e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f87e2). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e2a94f, 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 #e2a94f 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 Mellowed Gold. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mellowed Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2a94f 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. Mellowed Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4f87e2) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4fe2a9 and #e24f87.
In a RGB color space, hex #e2a94f is made of 48% red, 36% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Mellowed Gold has a hue angle of 36.73°, a saturation of 71.71% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2a94f is made of 0% cyan, 22.36% magenta, 57.65% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #e2a94f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,169,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 36%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.36, 57.65, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(36.73,71.71%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.73,65.04%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.9637,11.8203,53.3405) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9633,45.1092,13.6288) |