Boa is pale, 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 | #717aa0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f688e |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Boa Color. The Conservation color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Backcountry (#7c725f) for more calm effect. Try Peat as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5f688e is the best complementary color to Boa. 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 #8e855f complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Clay Creek are #8e6d5f and #7f8e5f. Thus found on the left and right of #8e855f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beaver and Avocado colors as they work well with Boa.
The split-complementary Boa palette consists of #6d5f8e and #5f7f8e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f688e). Try Rum and Lynch colors in combination with #8e855f, 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 #8e855f 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 Boa. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Spring Leaves, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e855f 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. Boa tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5f688e) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rose – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f8e84 and #8e5f67.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e855f is made of 38% red, 36% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Boa has a hue angle of 48.51°, a saturation of 19.83% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e855f is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 18.44% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #8e855f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,133,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 36%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 18.44, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(48.51,19.83%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48.51,33.1%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.4331,-2.7387,21.7488) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6084,23.3521,14.195) |