Gold Buff is calm, 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 | #133b7e |
| Complementary Color | #81a9eb |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.57% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Buff Color. The Dune King color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sun Bleached Ochre (#e3ab7b) for more calm effect. Try Taste of Summer as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#81a9eb is the best complementary color to Gold Buff. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ecc481 complementary color is Portage, 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 Rob Roy are #eb8e81 and #deeb81. Thus found on the left and right of #ecc481 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Manz colors as they work well with Gold Buff.
The split-complementary Gold Buff palette consists of #8e81eb and #81deeb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81a9eb). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #ecc481, 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 #ecc481 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 Gold Buff. Thus Biloba Flower and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Buff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #ecc481 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. Gold Buff tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#81a9eb) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81ebc4 and #eb81a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #ecc481 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Buff has a hue angle of 37.57°, a saturation of 73.79% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ecc481 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 41.96% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #ecc481 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(236,196,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.69, 41.96, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(37.57,73.79%,71.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.57,45.34%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.2353,5.6969,38.8718) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2944,58.8977,29.0648) |