Willow Sooty Bamboo is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #a49ca9 |
| Complementary Color | #5e5663 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (96.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Willow Sooty Bamboo Color. The Nightly Ivy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Thyme Green (#737b6c) for more calm effect. Try Salamander as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5e5663 is the best complementary color to Willow Sooty Bamboo. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b6356 complementary color is Salt Box, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Siam are #616356 and #566357. Thus found on the left and right of #5b6356 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Siam and Finlandia colors as they work well with Willow Sooty Bamboo.
The split-complementary Willow Sooty Bamboo palette consists of #635661 and #575663 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e5663). Try Scorpion and Scarpa Flow colors in combination with #5b6356, 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 #5b6356 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Willow Sooty Bamboo. Thus Zambezi and Abbey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Willow Sooty Bamboo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Nevada, and Zambezi split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b6356 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Willow Sooty Bamboo tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#5e5663) and two others. The Abbey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chicago – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #565b63 and #635e56.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b6356 is made of 33% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Willow Sooty Bamboo has a hue angle of 96.92°, a saturation of 7.03% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b6356 is made of 3.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.09% yellow and 61.18% black ink.
| HEX | #5b6356 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,99,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 36%, 31% |
| CMYK | 3.13, 0, 5.09, 61.18 |
| HSL | hsl(96.92,7.03%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(96.92,13.13%,38.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.9281,-5.803,6.3369) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4559,11.8197,10.5344) |