Aotake Bamboo Color

#006442

Aotake Bamboo is soft, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #ff9bbd
Complementary Color #640021
Color Shade: green cyan (159.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 19.61% (better contrasting with white)
Aotake Bamboo Color Sample
Aotake Bamboo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #006442

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aotake Bamboo Color. The Emerald Dream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tetsu Green (#005243) for more calm effect. Try Tokiwa Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#640021 is the best complementary color to Aotake Bamboo. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #006442 complementary color is Bordeaux, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fun Green are #006410 and #005364. Thus found on the left and right of #006442 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camarone and Blue Stone colors as they work well with Aotake Bamboo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aotake Bamboo palette consists of #641000 and #640053 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#640021). Try Cedar Wood Finish and Pompadour colors in combination with #006442, 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 #006442 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aotake Bamboo. Thus Nutmeg Wood Finish and Ripe Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aotake Bamboo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bordeaux, Paua, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #006442 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Aotake Bamboo tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#640021) and two others. The Ripe Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Bordeaux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #420064 and #216400.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #006442 is made of 0% red, 60% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Aotake Bamboo has a hue angle of 159.6°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 19.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006442 is made of 39.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 60.78% black ink.

HEX #006442
RGB Decimal rgb(0,100,66)
RGB Percentage 0%, 60%, 40%
CMYK 39.22, 0, 13.34, 60.78
HSL hsl(159.6,100%,19.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(159.6,100%,39.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.9439,-34.3379,12.3339)
XYZ xyz(5.5405,9.5077,6.6974)
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