Forest Bound Color

#738f50

Forest Bound is calm, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #8c70af
Complementary Color #6b4f8f
Color Shade: cool yellow (86.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.73% (better contrasting with white)
Forest Bound Color Sample
Forest Bound Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #738f50

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Forest Bound Color. The Ghoul color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Kiwi (#7aab55) for more energetic effect. Try Dingley as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6b4f8f is the best complementary color to Forest Bound. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #738f50 complementary color is Butterfly Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Asparagus are #8f8b4f and #538f4f. Thus found on the left and right of #738f50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Barley Corn and Hippie Green colors as they work well with Forest Bound.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Forest Bound palette consists of #8b4f8f and #4f538f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b4f8f). Try Affair and Butterfly Bush colors in combination with #738f50, 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 #738f50 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Forest Bound. Thus Cannon Pink and Kashmir Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Forest Bound contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Butterfly Bush, Smalt Blue, and Copper Rust split by 90° on the color wheel. #738f50 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Forest Bound tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#6b4f8f) and two others. The Kashmir Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Leather – 120° from the complementary Butterfly Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f728f and #8f6b4f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #738f50 is made of 34% red, 42% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Forest Bound has a hue angle of 86.67°, a saturation of 28.25% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #738f50 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 43.92% black ink.

HEX #738f50
RGB Decimal rgb(115,143,80)
RGB Percentage 34%, 42%, 24%
CMYK 10.98, 0, 24.71, 43.92
HSL hsl(86.67,28.25%,43.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(86.67,44.06%,56.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.9563,-21.2247,30.27)
XYZ xyz(18.3407,23.8689,11.2299)
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