Bay Leaf is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #7986c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3d4986 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bay Leaf Color. The Graceful Gazelle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Gecko (#9d913c) for more energetic effect. Try Salted Capers as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3d4986 is the best complementary color to Bay Leaf. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #86793d complementary color is East Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pesto are #86543d and #6e863d. Thus found on the left and right of #86793d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Mix and Pesto colors as they work well with Bay Leaf.
The split-complementary Bay Leaf palette consists of #543d86 and #3d6e86 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d4986). Try Victoria and Ming colors in combination with #86793d, 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 #86793d offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bay Leaf. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bay Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Goblin, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #86793d square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bay Leaf tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3d4986) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lotus – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d8679 and #863d49.
In a RGB color space, hex #86793d is made of 42% red, 38% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Bay Leaf has a hue angle of 49.32°, a saturation of 37.44% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #86793d is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #86793d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(134,121,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 38%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 28.63, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(49.32,37.44%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.32,54.48%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.7807,-3.3389,34.3575) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5112,19.08,7.1747) |