Golden Raspberry Color

#f8d878

Golden Raspberry is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #072787
Complementary Color #7797f8
Color Shade: orange (45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.16% (better contrasting with black)
Golden Raspberry Color Sample
Golden Raspberry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f8d878

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Raspberry Color. The Midsummer 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 Full Yellow (#f9bc4f) for more energetic effect. Try Brasso as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7797f8 is the best complementary color to Golden Raspberry. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8d878 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 Marigold Yellow are #f89777 and #d8f877. Thus found on the left and right of #f8d878 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geraldine and Mindaro colors as they work well with Golden Raspberry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Raspberry palette consists of #9877f8 and #77d8f8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7797f8). Try Portage and Malibu colors in combination with #f8d878, 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 #f8d878 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 Golden Raspberry. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Raspberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Mint Green, and Persian Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8d878 square combo is a palette of orange, cool green, cool blue and warm 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 Raspberry tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7797f8) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Froly – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77f8d8 and #f87797.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f8d878 is made of 42% red, 37% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Raspberry has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 90.14% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8d878 is made of 0% cyan, 12.54% magenta, 50.19% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #f8d878
RGB Decimal rgb(248,216,120)
RGB Percentage 42%, 37%, 21%
CMYK 0, 12.54, 50.19, 2.75
HSL hsl(45,90.14%,72.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45,51.61%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.2045,-0.6183,50.9843)
XYZ xyz(66.6574,70.4243,27.8493)
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