Golden Haystack 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 | #12203e |
| Complementary Color | #c1cfed |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.31% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Haystack Color. The Vanilla White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Subtle Sunshine (#e4d89a) for more energetic effect. Try Electrum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c1cfed is the best complementary color to Golden Haystack. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eddfc1 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 Almond are #edc9c1 and #e5edc1. Thus found on the left and right of #eddfc1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Fall Green colors as they work well with Golden Haystack.
The split-complementary Golden Haystack palette consists of #c9c1ed and #c1e5ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1cfed). Try Spindle and Powder Blue colors in combination with #eddfc1, 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 #eddfc1 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 Haystack. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Haystack contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Padua, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #eddfc1 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 Haystack tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c1cfed) 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 #c1eddf and #edc1cf.
In a RGB color space, hex #eddfc1 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Haystack has a hue angle of 40.91°, a saturation of 55% and a lightness of 84.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eddfc1 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #eddfc1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,223,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 17.25, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(40.91,55%,84.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.91,18.57%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.2195,0.0099,16.432) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.9384,74.6301,61.1183) |