Golden Lock Color

#f5bc1d

Golden Lock 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 #0a43e2
Complementary Color #1c55f5
Color Shade: orange (44.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.73% (better contrasting with white)
Golden Lock Color Sample
Golden Lock Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5bc1d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Lock Color. The Cheese It Up color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dallol Yellow (#fddc00) for more energetic effect. Try Super Saiyan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1c55f5 is the best complementary color to Golden Lock. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5bc1d complementary color is Blue Ribbon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Buttercup are #f5501c and #c1f51c. Thus found on the left and right of #f5bc1d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pomegranate and Las Palmas colors as they work well with Golden Lock.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Lock palette consists of #501cf5 and #1cc1f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c55f5). Try Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f5bc1d, 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 #f5bc1d 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 Golden Lock. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Lock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5bc1d square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Golden Lock tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1c55f5) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Ribbon – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1cf5bc and #f51c55.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5bc1d is made of 53% red, 41% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Lock has a hue angle of 44.17°, a saturation of 91.53% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5bc1d is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 84.71% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5bc1d
RGB Decimal rgb(245,188,29)
RGB Percentage 53%, 41%, 6%
CMYK 0, 22.35, 84.71, 3.92
HSL hsl(44.17,91.53%,53.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.17,88.16%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.3099,8.0015,77.4503)
XYZ xyz(55.8612,55.4676,8.9245)
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