Gouda Gold Color

#eecc11

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

Inverse Color #13e
Complementary Color #1032ee
Color Shade: warm yellow (50.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with black)
Gouda Gold Color Sample
Gouda Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eecc11

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gouda Gold Color. The Honeycomb color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tulip Tree (#eab33b) for more calm effect. Try Baklava as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1032ee is the best complementary color to Gouda Gold. 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 #ec1 complementary color is Blue, 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 White are #ee5d10 and #a1ee10. Thus found on the left and right of #ec1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Christine and Inch Worm colors as they work well with Gouda Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gouda Gold palette consists of #5d10ee and #10a1ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1032ee). Try Electric Violet and Cerulean colors in combination with #ec1, 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 #ec1 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 Gouda Gold. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gouda Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue, Malachite, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #ec1 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. Gouda Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#1032ee) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Ribbon – 120° from the complementary Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10eecc and #ee1033.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eecc11 is made of 52% red, 44% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Gouda Gold has a hue angle of 50.77°, a saturation of 86.67% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eecc11 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 86.66% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #eecc11
RGB Decimal rgb(238,204,17)
RGB Percentage 52%, 44%, 4%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 86.66, 6.67
HSL hsl(50.77,86.67%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(50.77,92.86%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.5951,-3.4457,81.6593)
XYZ xyz(56.9539,61.4033,9.3806)
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