Bamboo Leaf Color

#99b243

Bamboo Leaf 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 #664dbc
Complementary Color #5b42b2
Color Shade: mid yellow (73.51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.04% (better contrasting with white)
Bamboo Leaf Color Sample
Bamboo Leaf Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #99b243

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bamboo Leaf Color. The Forsythia Bud color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Wild Willow (#beca60) for more energetic effect. Try Café de Paris as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5b42b2 is the best complementary color to Bamboo Leaf. 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 #99b243 complementary color is Studio, 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 Sushi are #b29342 and #61b242. Thus found on the left and right of #99b243 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tussock and Apple colors as they work well with Bamboo Leaf.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bamboo Leaf palette consists of #9342b2 and #4261b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b42b2). Try Studio and San Marino colors in combination with #99b243, 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 #99b243 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 Bamboo Leaf. Thus Mulberry and Boston Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bamboo Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Studio, Keppel, and Hippie Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #99b243 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. Bamboo Leaf tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#5b42b2) and two others. The Boston Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brown Rust – 120° from the complementary Studio. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4299b2 and #b25b42.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #99b243 is made of 38% red, 45% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Bamboo Leaf has a hue angle of 73.51°, a saturation of 45.31% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99b243 is made of 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.53% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #99b243
RGB Decimal rgb(153,178,67)
RGB Percentage 38%, 45%, 17%
CMYK 9.8, 0, 43.53, 30.2
HSL hsl(73.51,45.31%,48.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(73.51,62.36%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.7645,-24.666,52.2789)
XYZ xyz(30.0704,39.0183,11.2566)
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