Gold Ore Color

#ecbc14

Gold Ore is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #1343eb
Complementary Color #1343ec
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.2% (better contrasting with white)
Gold Ore Color Sample
Gold Ore Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ecbc14

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Ore Color. The Sunflower color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Golden Kiwi (#f3dd3e) for more energetic effect. Try Holy Grail as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1343ec is the best complementary color to Gold Ore. 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 #ecbc14 complementary color is Denim, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gold Tips are #ec4f13 and #b0ec13. Thus found on the left and right of #ecbc14 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pomegranate and Inch Worm colors as they work well with Gold Ore.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gold Ore palette consists of #4f13ec and #13b0ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1343ec). Try Electric Violet and Cerulean colors in combination with #ecbc14, 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 #ecbc14 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 Gold Ore. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gold Ore contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ecbc14 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Gold Ore tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#1343ec) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crimson – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #13ecbb and #ec1343.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ecbc14 is made of 53% red, 42% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Ore has a hue angle of 46.67°, a saturation of 85.04% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ecbc14 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 84.71% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ecbc14
RGB Decimal rgb(236,188,20)
RGB Percentage 53%, 42%, 5%
CMYK 0, 18.82, 84.71, 7.45
HSL hsl(46.67,85.04%,50.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.67,91.53%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.3741,3.9848,77.9869)
XYZ xyz(52.7016,53.8498,8.2782)
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