New Gold 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 | #152eae |
| Complementary Color | #5169ea |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to New Gold Color. The Herbery Honey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Kōwhai Yellow (#e1b029) for more calm effect. Try Nanohanacha Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5169ea is the best complementary color to New Gold. 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 #ead151 complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Confetti are #ea8451 and #b6ea51. Thus found on the left and right of #ead151 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Conifer colors as they work well with New Gold.
The split-complementary New Gold palette consists of #8451ea and #51b6ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5169ea). Try Medium Purple and Picton Blue colors in combination with #ead151, 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 #ead151 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 New Gold. Thus Heliotrope and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of New Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Pastel Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ead151 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. New Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5169ea) 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 #51ead1 and #ea5169.
In a RGB color space, hex #ead151 is made of 45% red, 40% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode New Gold has a hue angle of 50.2°, a saturation of 78.46% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ead151 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 60% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #ead151 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,209,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 40%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 60, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(50.2,78.46%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.2,65.38%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.8028,-5.5569,64.3602) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2174,63.6874,17.0091) |