Golden Syrup 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 | #14274c |
| Complementary Color | #b3c5eb |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Syrup Color. The Lama 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 soft alternative called Combed Cotton (#f4f0de) for more calm effect. Try Honey Nougat as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3c5eb is the best complementary color to Golden Syrup. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ebd8b3 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 #ebbcb3 and #e2ebb3. Thus found on the left and right of #ebd8b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zinnwaldite and Caper colors as they work well with Golden Syrup.
The split-complementary Golden Syrup palette consists of #bcb3eb and #b3e2eb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3c5eb). Try Biloba Flower and Regent St Blue colors in combination with #ebd8b3, 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 #ebd8b3 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 Syrup. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Syrup contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Padua, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ebd8b3 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. Golden Syrup tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b3c5eb) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Beauty Bush – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3ebd8 and #ebb3c5.
In a RGB color space, hex #ebd8b3 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Syrup has a hue angle of 39.64°, a saturation of 58.33% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ebd8b3 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #ebd8b3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(235,216,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 21.96, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(39.64,58.33%,81.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.64,23.83%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.0109,0.8731,20.6396) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.9535,70.0286,52.6359) |