Golden Appeal Color

#e6be59

Golden Appeal 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 #1941a6
Complementary Color #5980e5
Color Shade: orange (42.98° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.55% (better contrasting with white)
Golden Appeal Color Sample
Golden Appeal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6be59

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Appeal Color. The Golden Hamster 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 Pikachu Chu (#eede73) for more energetic effect. Try Zucchini Flower as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5980e5 is the best complementary color to Golden Appeal. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6be59 complementary color is Cornflower 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 Equator are #e57759 and #c7e559. Thus found on the left and right of #e6be59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Terracotta and Conifer colors as they work well with Golden Appeal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Appeal palette consists of #7759e5 and #59c7e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5980e5). Try Medium Purple and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e6be59, 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 #e6be59 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 Golden Appeal. Thus Lavender and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Appeal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6be59 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. Golden Appeal tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5980e5) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mandy – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59e5be and #e55980.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6be59 is made of 45% red, 37% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Appeal has a hue angle of 42.98°, a saturation of 73.82% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6be59 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 55.3% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6be59
RGB Decimal rgb(230,190,89)
RGB Percentage 45%, 37%, 17%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 55.3, 9.8
HSL hsl(42.98,73.82%,62.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.98,61.3%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.6777,3.0609,55.2054)
XYZ xyz(52.8498,54.3712,17.1604)
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