The Golden State 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 | #162d50 |
| Complementary Color | #afc6e9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to The Golden State Color. The Finest Silk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Antique Marble (#f1e9d7) for more calm effect. Try Mesa Beige as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#afc6e9 is the best complementary color to The Golden State. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9d2af 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 #e9b5af and #e3e9af. Thus found on the left and right of #e9d2af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Fall Green colors as they work well with The Golden State.
The split-complementary The Golden State palette consists of #b5afe9 and #afe3e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afc6e9). Try Biloba Flower and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e9d2af, 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 #e9d2af 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 The Golden State. Thus Biloba Flower and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of The Golden State contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Padua, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9d2af 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. The Golden State tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#afc6e9) and two others. The Cruise 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 #afe9d2 and #e9afc5.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9d2af is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode The Golden State has a hue angle of 36.21°, a saturation of 56.86% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9d2af is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 22.74% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9d2af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,210,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 22.74, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(36.21,56.86%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.21,24.89%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.2569,2.6786,20.2787) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.3887,66.512,50.0019) |