Egyptian 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 | #1057b3 |
| Complementary Color | #4b93ef |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Egyptian Gold Color. The Barberry Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Solar Power (#f4bf3a) for more energetic effect. Try French Fry as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b93ef is the best complementary color to Egyptian 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 #efa84c 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 Tulip Tree are #ef564b and #e4ef4b. Thus found on the left and right of #efa84c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Starship colors as they work well with Egyptian Gold.
The split-complementary Egyptian Gold palette consists of #564bef and #4be4ef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b93ef). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #efa84c, 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 #efa84c 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 Egyptian Gold. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Egyptian Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #efa84c 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. Egyptian Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4b93ef) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4befa8 and #ef4b92.
In a RGB color space, hex #efa84c is made of 49% red, 35% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Egyptian Gold has a hue angle of 33.87°, a saturation of 83.59% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efa84c is made of 0% cyan, 27.85% magenta, 63.93% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efa84c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,168,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 35%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.85, 63.93, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(33.87,83.59%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.87,68.2%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1115,17.6329,56.3728) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9037,46.8778,13.2029) |