Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Antique Gold

Antique Gold is an earth tone orange color with HEX #B08D57. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 176, 141, 87, HSL 36, 36%, 52%, warm temperature, and is useful for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging.

#B08D57 orange warm earth-tone
HEX #B08D57
RGB rgb(176, 141, 87)
HSL hsl(36 36% 52%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 51, 31)
Luminance 0.2897
Contrast Black 6.79:1White 3.09:1

CSS Utilities

--color-antique-gold: #B08D57;
.bg-antique-gold { background-color: #B08D57; }
.text-antique-gold { color: #B08D57; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2897
Black text6.79:1AA Pass
White text3.09:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
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Harmonies
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Variants
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Pairings
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Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Antique Gold Color

Antique Gold sits in the orange family with warm temperature and earth tone visual character. Antique Gold is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include finish, durability, and value, which makes it relevant for hardware and automotive. In design work, Antique Gold is most useful for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Antique Gold accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #B08D57.Antique Gold CSS utilitiesUse Antique Gold in CSS variables and utility classes.#B08D57 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Antique Gold paletteOpen the generated palette based on Antique Gold.Antique Gold harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Antique Gold against black and white text.

Black text6.79:1AA Pass
White text3.09:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Oak#A8754F
Camel#C19A6B
Caramel#AF6E4D
Brass#B5A642
Brushed Brass#B5A642

Color Harmonies

#597CB1#597CB1
#B16159#B16159
#A8B159#A8B159
#59B18D#59B18D
#8D59B1#8D59B1
Open full Antique Gold harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#CEB897#CEB897
#765D37#765D37
#CC933E#CC933E
#968873#968873
#D1C7B8#D1C7B8
#FFAD33#FFAD33

Pairings

Black#000000
#597CB1#597CB1
#B16159#B16159
#A8B159#A8B159
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5