Baikō Brown 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 | #7786c7 |
| Complementary Color | #384788 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Baikō Brown Color. The Spring Branch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Yellow Metal (#716338) for more calm effect. Try Garden Sprout as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#384788 is the best complementary color to Baikō Brown. 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 #887938 complementary color is Chambray, 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 #885138 and #6f8838. Thus found on the left and right of #887938 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Potters Clay and Pesto colors as they work well with Baikō Brown.
The split-complementary Baikō Brown palette consists of #503888 and #386e88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#384788). Try Gigas and Ming colors in combination with #887938, 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 #887938 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 Baikō Brown. Thus Vivid Violet and Paradiso giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Baikō Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chambray, Goblin, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #887938 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. Baikō Brown tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#384788) and two others. The Paradiso is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Solid Pink – 120° from the complementary Chambray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #388879 and #883846.
In a RGB color space, hex #887938 is made of 43% red, 39% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Baikō Brown has a hue angle of 48.75°, a saturation of 41.67% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #887938 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #887938 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,121,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 39%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 31.37, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(48.75,41.67%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48.75,58.82%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.914,-2.8704,37.1509) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7045,19.1945,6.5132) |