Young Bud Color

#86af38

Young Bud is soft, 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 #7950c7
Complementary Color #6138af
Color Shade: cool yellow (80.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.29% (better contrasting with white)
Young Bud Color Sample
Young Bud Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #86af38

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Young Bud Color. The Siskin Sprout color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lucky Lime (#9acd32) for more energetic effect. Try Green Lantern as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6138af is the best complementary color to Young Bud. 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 #86af38 complementary color is Royal Purple, 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 Sushi are #af9c38 and #4aaf38. Thus found on the left and right of #86af38 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alpine and Apple colors as they work well with Young Bud.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Young Bud palette consists of #9c38af and #384aaf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6138af). Try Vivid Violet and Governor Bay colors in combination with #86af38, 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 #86af38 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 Young Bud. Thus Royal Heath and Boston Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Young Bud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Purple, Keppel, and Night Shadz split by 90° on the color wheel. #86af38 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. Young Bud tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#6138af) and two others. The Boston Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brown Rust – 120° from the complementary Royal Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3885af and #af6138.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #86af38 is made of 37% red, 48% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Young Bud has a hue angle of 80.67°, a saturation of 51.52% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #86af38 is made of 16.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #86af38
RGB Decimal rgb(134,175,56)
RGB Percentage 37%, 48%, 15%
CMYK 16.08, 0, 46.67, 31.37
HSL hsl(80.67,51.52%,45.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(80.67,68%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.5305,-31.6796,54.1238)
XYZ xyz(25.8753,36.0138,9.329)
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