Basket of 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 | #0b33c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3b63f4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Basket of Gold Color. The Squash Blossom color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Turbinado Sugar (#f9bb59) for more energetic effect. Try Mango Margarita as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3b63f4 is the best complementary color to Basket of 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 #f4cc3c complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Saffron are #f46f3b and #c0f43b. Thus found on the left and right of #f4cc3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jaffa and Green Yellow colors as they work well with Basket of Gold.
The split-complementary Basket of Gold palette consists of #6f3bf4 and #3bc0f4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b63f4). Try Electric Violet and Picton Blue colors in combination with #f4cc3c, 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 #f4cc3c 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 Basket of Gold. Thus Heliotrope and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Basket of Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Screamin' Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4cc3c square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Basket of Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3b63f4) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Radical Red – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3bf4cc and #f43b63.
In a RGB color space, hex #f4cc3c is made of 48% red, 40% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Basket of Gold has a hue angle of 46.96°, a saturation of 89.32% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4cc3c is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 72.16% yellow and 4.31% black ink.
| HEX | #f4cc3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(244,204,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 40%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.69, 72.16, 4.31 |
| HSL | hsl(46.96,89.32%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.96,75.41%,95.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.3081,0.1899,72.1398) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7167,62.7451,13.2386) |