Golden Relic Color

#e8ce49

Golden Relic is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #1731b6
Complementary Color #4962e8
Color Shade: warm yellow (50.19° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.8% (better contrasting with black)
Golden Relic Color Sample
Golden Relic Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e8ce49

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Relic Color. The Table Pear Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Delightful Dandelion (#eeee33) for more energetic effect. Try Va Va Voom as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4962e8 is the best complementary color to Golden Relic. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e8ce49 complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ronchi are #e87e49 and #b2e849. Thus found on the left and right of #e8ce49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Conifer colors as they work well with Golden Relic.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Relic palette consists of #7e49e8 and #49b2e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4962e8). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #e8ce49, 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 #e8ce49 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Golden Relic. Thus Lavender and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Relic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Pastel Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8ce49 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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 Relic tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4962e8) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mandy – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49e8ce and #e84963.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e8ce49 is made of 45% red, 40% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Relic has a hue angle of 50.19°, a saturation of 77.56% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8ce49 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 62.35% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #e8ce49
RGB Decimal rgb(232,206,73)
RGB Percentage 45%, 40%, 14%
CMYK 0, 10.2, 62.35, 9.02
HSL hsl(50.19,77.56%,59.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(50.19,68.53%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.796,-5.3041,66.4797)
XYZ xyz(56.5526,61.7795,15.2473)
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