Bulbasaur Color

#73a263

Bulbasaur is calm, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, warm red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #8c5d9c
Complementary Color #9262a2
Color Shade: yellow green (104.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.18% (better contrasting with white)
Bulbasaur Color Sample
Bulbasaur Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #73a263

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Bulbasaur Color. The Pear Cactus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fair Green (#92af88) for more calm effect. Try Mermaid's Cove as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9262a2 is the best complementary color to Bulbasaur. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #73a263 complementary color is Trendy Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Asparagus are #92a262 and #62a272. Thus found on the left and right of #73a263 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chelsea Cucumber and Aqua Forest colors as they work well with Bulbasaur.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bulbasaur palette consists of #a26292 and #7262a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9262a2). Try Strikemaster and Deluge colors in combination with #73a263, 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 #73a263 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 Bulbasaur. Thus Coral Tree and Waikawa Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bulbasaur contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Trendy Pink, Hoki, and Toast split by 90° on the color wheel. #73a263 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and warm 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. Bulbasaur tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#9262a2) and two others. The Waikawa Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Barley Corn – 120° from the complementary Trendy Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6272a2 and #a29262.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #73a263 is made of 31% red, 43% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Bulbasaur has a hue angle of 104.76°, a saturation of 25.3% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73a263 is made of 18.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #73a263
RGB Decimal rgb(115,162,99)
RGB Percentage 31%, 43%, 26%
CMYK 18.43, 0, 24.71, 36.47
HSL hsl(104.76,25.3%,51.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(104.76,38.89%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.9862,-28.0274,27.8369)
XYZ xyz(22.2427,30.3864,16.4972)
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