BioShock Color

#889900

BioShock is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #76f
Complementary Color #109
Color Shade: mid yellow (66.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
BioShock Color Sample
BioShock Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #889900

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to BioShock Color. The Verde Tropa color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Seasoned Apple Green (#8db600) for more calm effect. Try Heart Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#109 is the best complementary color to BioShock. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #890 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #995d00 and #3b9900. Thus found on the left and right of #890 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chelsea Gem and Limeade colors as they work well with BioShock.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary BioShock palette consists of #5d0099 and #003b99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#109). Try Purple and Smalt colors in combination with #890, 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 #890 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the BioShock. Thus Flirt and Deep Cerulean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of BioShock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Green Haze, and Paprika split by 90° on the color wheel. #890 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. BioShock tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#109) and two others. The Deep Cerulean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #008799 and #910.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #889900 is made of 47% red, 53% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode BioShock has a hue angle of 66.67°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #889900 is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #889900
RGB Decimal rgb(136,153,0)
RGB Percentage 47%, 53%, 0%
CMYK 6.67, 0, 60, 40
HSL hsl(66.67,100%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(66.67,100%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.9038,-22.3098,62.9073)
XYZ xyz(21.5446,28.0167,4.2722)
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