Gusto Gold Color

#f8ac1d

Gusto 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 #0753e2
Complementary Color #1c69f8
Color Shade: orange (39.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.31% (better contrasting with white)
Gusto Gold Color Sample
Gusto Gold Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f8ac1d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gusto Gold Color. The Sunny Summer 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 Indian Saffron (#ff9933) for more energetic effect. Try Sunglow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1c69f8 is the best complementary color to Gusto 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 #f8ac1d 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 Sun are #f83e1c and #d6f81c. Thus found on the left and right of #f8ac1d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pomegranate and Chartreuse Yellow colors as they work well with Gusto Gold.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gusto Gold palette consists of #3e1cf8 and #1cd6f8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c69f8). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f8ac1d, 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 #f8ac1d 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 Gusto Gold. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gusto Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8ac1d 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. Gusto Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1c69f8) 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 #1cf8ac and #f81c68.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f8ac1d is made of 55% red, 38% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Gusto Gold has a hue angle of 39.18°, a saturation of 93.99% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8ac1d is made of 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 85.88% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #f8ac1d
RGB Decimal rgb(248,172,29)
RGB Percentage 55%, 38%, 6%
CMYK 0, 29.8, 85.88, 2.75
HSL hsl(39.18,93.99%,54.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.18,88.31%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.7924,17.6541,74.8567)
XYZ xyz(53.6857,49.5502,7.897)
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