Sultan Gold Color

#f6ac17

Sultan 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 #0953e8
Complementary Color #1661f6
Color Shade: orange (40.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.75% (better contrasting with white)
Sultan Gold Color Sample
Sultan Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6ac17

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sultan Gold Color. The Tangerine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Texas Sunset (#fc9625) for more energetic effect. Try Golden Buddha Belly as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1661f6 is the best complementary color to Sultan 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 #f6ac17 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 #f63c16 and #d0f616. Thus found on the left and right of #f6ac17 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pomegranate and Las Palmas colors as they work well with Sultan Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sultan Gold palette consists of #3c16f6 and #16d0f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1661f6). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f6ac17, 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 #f6ac17 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 Sultan Gold. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sultan Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6ac17 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. Sultan Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1661f6) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzmatazz – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #16f6ac and #f61660.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6ac17 is made of 56% red, 39% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Sultan Gold has a hue angle of 40.09°, a saturation of 92.53% and a lightness of 52.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6ac17 is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 87.45% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6ac17
RGB Decimal rgb(246,172,23)
RGB Percentage 56%, 39%, 5%
CMYK 0, 29.02, 87.45, 3.53
HSL hsl(40.09,92.53%,52.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.09,90.65%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.5506,16.7042,75.8231)
XYZ xyz(52.9132,49.1597,7.5106)
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