Gold Leaf is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #1244d9 |
| Complementary Color | #2557ed |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Leaf Color. The Gilded color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Artisans Gold (#f2ab46) for more energetic effect. Try Acorn Squash as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2557ed is the best complementary color to Gold Leaf. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edbb26 complementary color is Royal Blue, 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 Fuel Yellow are #ed5725 and #bbed25. Thus found on the left and right of #edbb26 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flamingo and Inch Worm colors as they work well with Gold Leaf.
The split-complementary Gold Leaf palette consists of #5725ed and #25bbed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2557ed). Try Electric Violet and Picton Blue colors in combination with #edbb26, 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 #edbb26 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 Leaf. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #edbb26 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 Leaf tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2557ed) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amaranth – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #25edbb and #ed2557.
In a RGB color space, hex #edbb26 is made of 51% red, 40% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Leaf has a hue angle of 44.92°, a saturation of 84.68% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edbb26 is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 78.04% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edbb26 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,187,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 40%, 8% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.61, 78.04, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(44.92,84.68%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.92,83.97%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.2778,5.2909,74.154) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.0452,53.6851,9.4002) |