Powdered Gold is pale, 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 | #172d4e |
| Complementary Color | #b1c7e8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Powdered Gold Color. The Pristine 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 Fresh Praline (#e7bb95) for more energetic effect. Try Euro Linen as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b1c7e8 is the best complementary color to Powdered 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 #e8d2b1 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Raffia are #e8b6b1 and #e2e8b1. Thus found on the left and right of #e8d2b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Fall Green colors as they work well with Powdered Gold.
The split-complementary Powdered Gold palette consists of #b6b1e8 and #b1e2e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1c7e8). Try Biloba Flower and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e8d2b1, 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 #e8d2b1 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 Powdered Gold. Thus Light Wisteria and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Powdered Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Padua, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8d2b1 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. Powdered Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b1c7e8) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1e8d2 and #e8b1c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8d2b1 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Powdered Gold has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 54.46% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8d2b1 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e8d2b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,210,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 21.57, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(36,54.46%,80.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,23.71%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.2119,2.5823,19.1516) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.2611,66.4233,51.029) |