Gold Strand 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 | #0c2059 |
| Complementary Color | #a6baf3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Strand Color. The Smooth Silk 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 Lemon Verbena (#f3e779) for more energetic effect. Try Eldar Flesh as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a6baf3 is the best complementary color to Gold Strand. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3dfa6 complementary color is Perano, 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 New Orleans are #f3b8a6 and #e0f3a6. Thus found on the left and right of #f3dfa6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Primrose colors as they work well with Gold Strand.
The split-complementary Gold Strand palette consists of #b8a6f3 and #a6e0f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6baf3). Try Perano and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #f3dfa6, 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 #f3dfa6 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 Strand. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Strand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Magic Mint, and Illusion split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3dfa6 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 Strand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a6baf3) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wewak – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6f3df and #f3a6ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #f3dfa6 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Strand has a hue angle of 44.42°, a saturation of 76.24% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3dfa6 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 30.19% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #f3dfa6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(243,223,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 30.19, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(44.42,76.24%,80.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.42,31.69%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.1974,-1.4038,30.4706) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.2328,74.5832,46.7707) |