Gameboy Light is vibrant, 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 | #6443f0 |
| Complementary Color | #2f0fbc |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (71.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gameboy Light Color. The Yellowish Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cucumber Bomber (#bbdd11) for more energetic effect. Try Fuego as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2f0fbc is the best complementary color to Gameboy Light. 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 #9bbc0f complementary color is Blue Gem, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Citrus are #bc860f and #44bc0f. Thus found on the left and right of #9bbc0f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pizza and Christi colors as they work well with Gameboy Light.
The split-complementary Gameboy Light palette consists of #860fbc and #0f44bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2f0fbc). Try Purple and Tory Blue colors in combination with #9bbc0f, 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 #9bbc0f 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 Gameboy Light. Thus Red Violet and Cerulean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gameboy Light contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Gem, Mountain Meadow, and Shiraz split by 90° on the color wheel. #9bbc0f square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gameboy Light tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#2f0fbc) and two others. The Cerulean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rust – 120° from the complementary Blue Gem. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0f9abc and #bc300f.
In a RGB color space, hex #9bbc0f is made of 43% red, 53% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Gameboy Light has a hue angle of 71.45°, a saturation of 85.22% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9bbc0f is made of 12.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.85% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #9bbc0f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,188,15) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 53%, 4% |
| CMYK | 12.95, 0, 67.85, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(71.45,85.22%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(71.45,92.02%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.5343,-30.9702,70.4927) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.587,42.9695,7.0811) |