Pyramid Gold is calm, 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 | #1a4a8d |
| Complementary Color | #71a1e5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pyramid Gold Color. The Straw Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Orange Caramel (#de954b) for more energetic effect. Try Madrid Beige as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#71a1e5 is the best complementary color to Pyramid 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 #e5b572 complementary color is Cornflower 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 Harvest Gold are #e57b71 and #dbe571. Thus found on the left and right of #e5b572 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sunglo and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Pyramid Gold.
The split-complementary Pyramid Gold palette consists of #7b71e5 and #71dbe5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71a1e5). Try Medium Purple and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e5b572, 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 #e5b572 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 Pyramid Gold. Thus Lavender and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pyramid Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5b572 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. Pyramid Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#71a1e5) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71e5b5 and #e571a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5b572 is made of 44% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Pyramid Gold has a hue angle of 34.96°, a saturation of 68.86% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5b572 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 45.09% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e5b572 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,181,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 45.09, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(34.96,68.86%,67.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.96,50.22%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.6309,9.3376,40.5728) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.8742,50.9207,23.0142) |