UCLA Gold is vibrant, 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 | #004cff |
| Complementary Color | #004bff |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to UCLA Gold Color. The Hephaestus Gold 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 soft alternative called Fluorescent Orange (#ffcf00) for more calm effect. Try Plague Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#004bff is the best complementary color to UCLA 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 #ffb300 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, 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 Selective Yellow are #f30 and #cbff00. Thus found on the left and right of #ffb300 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Electric Lime colors as they work well with UCLA Gold.
The split-complementary UCLA Gold palette consists of #30f and #00cbff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#004bff). Try White and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #ffb300, 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 #ffb300 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 UCLA Gold. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of UCLA Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, White, and Purple Pizzazz split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffb300 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. UCLA Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#004bff) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Torch Red – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00ffb3 and #ff004b.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffb300 is made of 59% red, 41% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode UCLA Gold has a hue angle of 42.12°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffb300 is made of 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffb300 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,179,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 41%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.8, 100, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(42.12,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.12,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.1694,16.6303,81.0996) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.3601,53.5002,7.3034) |