Information about Gold color
Basic facts about this digital color
A maximally vivid yellow, #A57C00 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Strong Amber (#A87E00). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Diarrhea (#9F8303) and Yellowish Brown (#9B7A01).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(165, 124, 0)), which gives #A57C00 its character. If you plan to put text on a #A57C00 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. The name "Gold" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Gold color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Gold color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Gold color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Gold color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Gold color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Gold color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Gold color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Gold
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#A87E00
#9F8303
#9B7A01
#AA8805
#AC7D0C
#A47D0E
#A88905
#B17304
#A48111
#937C00
#AC7911
#947706
Gold color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A57C00
- RGB165, 124, 0
- CMYK0, 16, 65, 35
- CSSrgb(165, 124, 0)
- HSL45°, 100%, 32%
- HSL Precise45.091°, 100%, 32.353%
- HSV45°, 100%, 65%
- HSB45°, 100%, 65%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
- GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.486, 0.000)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.486, 0.000, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.486, 0.000)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA57C00
- DECIMAL ID10845184
- Name Length4
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