Golden Coin Color

#fcd975

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

Inverse Color #03268a
Complementary Color #7497fc
Color Shade: orange (44.44° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.35% (better contrasting with black)
Golden Coin Color Sample
Golden Coin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fcd975

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Coin Color. The Frangipani 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 Twenty Carat (#ffbe4c) for more energetic effect. Try September Sun as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7497fc is the best complementary color to Golden Coin. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fcd975 complementary color is Malibu, 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 Goldenrod are #fc9574 and #dbfc74. Thus found on the left and right of #fcd975 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salmon and Honeysuckle colors as they work well with Golden Coin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Coin palette consists of #9574fc and #74dbfc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7497fc). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #fcd975, 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 #fcd975 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 Coin. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Coin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcd975 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 Coin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7497fc) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tickle Me Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #74fcd9 and #fc7497.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fcd975 is made of 43% red, 37% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Coin has a hue angle of 44.44°, a saturation of 95.74% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcd975 is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fcd975
RGB Decimal rgb(252,217,117)
RGB Percentage 43%, 37%, 20%
CMYK 0, 13.72, 52.94, 1.18
HSL hsl(44.44,95.74%,72.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.44,53.57%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.7784,0.2403,53.1877)
XYZ xyz(68.1686,71.6055,27.058)
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