Tainted Gold is pale, 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 | #15286a |
| Complementary Color | #95a8ea |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tainted Gold Color. The Cottage Cream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Incense (#efdcbe) for more calm effect. Try Soft Chamois as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#95a8ea is the best complementary color to Tainted 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 #ead795 complementary color is Portage, 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 Putty are #eaac95 and #d2ea95. Thus found on the left and right of #ead795 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tonys Pink and Primrose colors as they work well with Tainted Gold.
The split-complementary Tainted Gold palette consists of #ac95ea and #95d2ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#95a8ea). Try Biloba Flower and Cornflower colors in combination with #ead795, 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 #ead795 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 Tainted Gold. Thus Biloba Flower and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tainted Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Madang, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #ead795 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. Tainted Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#95a8ea) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Pink – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #95ead7 and #ea95a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #ead795 is made of 39% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Tainted Gold has a hue angle of 46.59°, a saturation of 66.93% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ead795 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #ead795 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,215,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 33.33, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(46.59,66.93%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.59,36.32%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.1379,-2.7888,34.9744) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.6569,68.2632,38.2548) |