Golden Thread is calm, 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 | #173b85 |
| Complementary Color | #799de8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Thread Color. The New Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Viva Gold (#e3ac72) for more calm effect. Try Golden Week as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#799de8 is the best complementary color to Golden Thread. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e8c47a complementary color is Portage, 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 Rob Roy are #e88d79 and #d4e879. Thus found on the left and right of #e8c47a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Golden Thread.
The split-complementary Golden Thread palette consists of #8d79e8 and #79d4e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#799de8). Try Medium Purple and Sky Blue colors in combination with #e8c47a, 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 #e8c47a 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 Thread. Thus Lavender and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Thread contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8c47a 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. Golden Thread tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#799de8) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79e8c4 and #e8799e.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8c47a is made of 42% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Thread has a hue angle of 40.36°, a saturation of 70.51% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8c47a is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e8c47a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,196,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 36%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 43.14, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(40.36,70.51%,69.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.36,47.41%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.7615,3.4131,41.747) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5315,58.0408,26.6358) |