Gold Thread is pale, 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 | #01174f |
| Complementary Color | #afc5fe |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.31% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Thread Color. The Varden color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Derby (#ffeed8) for more energetic effect. Try Tango Mango as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#afc5fe is the best complementary color to Gold Thread. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fee8b0 complementary color is Melrose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cape Honey are #fec0af and #edfeaf. Thus found on the left and right of #fee8b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melon and Tidal colors as they work well with Gold Thread.
The split-complementary Gold Thread palette consists of #c0affe and #afedfe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afc5fe). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #fee8b0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #fee8b0 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 Gold Thread. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Thread contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fee8b0 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gold Thread tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#afc5fe) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #affee8 and #feafc5.
In a RGB color space, hex #fee8b0 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Thread has a hue angle of 43.08°, a saturation of 97.5% and a lightness of 84.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fee8b0 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fee8b0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,232,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 30.59, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(43.08,97.5%,84.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.08,30.71%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.5389,-0.5918,30.0097) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.5661,81.9186,52.798) |