Bullfrog Color

#8a966a

Bullfrog is pale, 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 #756995
Complementary Color #756996
Color Shade: cool yellow (76.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.2% (better contrasting with white)
Bullfrog Color Sample
Bullfrog Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8a966a

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bullfrog Color. The California Sagebrush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Expanse (#777e65) for more calm effect. Try Pine Garland as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#756996 is the best complementary color to Bullfrog. 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 #8a966a complementary color is Kimberly, 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 Avocado are #968c69 and #739669. Thus found on the left and right of #8a966a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Arrowtown and Highland colors as they work well with Bullfrog.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bullfrog palette consists of #8c6996 and #697396 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#756996). Try Trendy Pink and Lynch colors in combination with #8a966a, 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 #8a966a 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 Bullfrog. Thus Strikemaster and Lynch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bullfrog contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kimberly, Patina, and Copper Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a966a 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. Bullfrog tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#756996) and two others. The Lynch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cement – 120° from the complementary Kimberly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #698996 and #967669.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8a966a is made of 35% red, 38% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Bullfrog has a hue angle of 76.36°, a saturation of 17.32% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a966a is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #8a966a
RGB Decimal rgb(138,150,106)
RGB Percentage 35%, 38%, 27%
CMYK 4.7, 0, 17.25, 41.18
HSL hsl(76.36,17.32%,50.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(76.36,29.33%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.1198,-12.1211,21.8313)
XYZ xyz(23.9891,28.2566,17.8254)
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