Golden Koi Color

#eaa34b

Golden Koi 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 #155cb4
Complementary Color #4a92ea
Color Shade: orange (33.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.59% (better contrasting with white)
Golden Koi Color Sample
Golden Koi Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eaa34b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Koi Color. The Australium Gold 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 Sassy Yellow (#f0c374) for more energetic effect. Try Sun Dried as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4a92ea is the best complementary color to Golden Koi. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eaa34b 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 Tulip Tree are #ea534a and #e1ea4a. Thus found on the left and right of #eaa34b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Confetti colors as they work well with Golden Koi.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Koi palette consists of #534aea and #4ae1ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a92ea). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #eaa34b, 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 #eaa34b 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 Koi. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Koi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #eaa34b 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 Koi tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4a92ea) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4aeaa3 and #ea4a91.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eaa34b is made of 50% red, 35% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Koi has a hue angle of 33.21°, a saturation of 79.1% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eaa34b is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 62.35% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #eaa34b
RGB Decimal rgb(234,163,75)
RGB Percentage 50%, 35%, 16%
CMYK 0, 27.84, 62.35, 8.24
HSL hsl(33.21,79.1%,60.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.21,67.95%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.3585,18.1412,54.774)
XYZ xyz(48.2989,44.1948,12.6414)
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