Polished Gold 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 | #15a |
| Complementary Color | #5499ee |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Polished Gold Color. The Deep Fried Sun Rays 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 soft alternative called Almond Cookie (#eec87c) for more calm effect. Try Outgoing Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5499ee is the best complementary color to Polished Gold. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ea5 complementary color is Cornflower 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 White are #ee5d54 and #e5ee54. Thus found on the left and right of #ea5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Starship colors as they work well with Polished Gold.
The split-complementary Polished Gold palette consists of #5d54ee and #54e5ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5499ee). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #ea5, 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 #ea5 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 Polished Gold. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polished Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #ea5 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. Polished Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5499ee) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54eea9 and #ee5499.
In a RGB color space, hex #eeaa55 is made of 48% red, 34% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Polished Gold has a hue angle of 33.33°, a saturation of 81.82% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeaa55 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 60% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eeaa55 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,170,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 34%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.66, 60, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(33.33,81.82%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.33,64.29%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.5608,16.6792,52.671) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2743,47.5825,15.0762) |