Bamboo Shoot is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #5c495b |
| Complementary Color | #b6a3b4 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (123.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Bamboo Shoot Color. The Gallery Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Bonnet (#8bb490) for more energetic effect. Try Mineral Deposit as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6a3b4 is the best complementary color to Bamboo Shoot. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a3b6a4 complementary color is Shady Lady, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Norway are #abb6a3 and #a3b6ad. Thus found on the left and right of #a3b6a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Edward colors as they work well with Bamboo Shoot.
The split-complementary Bamboo Shoot palette consists of #b6a3ab and #ada3b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6a3b4). Try Dusty Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #a3b6a4, 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 #a3b6a4 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bamboo Shoot. Thus Martini and Santas Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bamboo Shoot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Gray Chateau, and Nomad split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3b6a4 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bamboo Shoot tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#b6a3b4) and two others. The Santas Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eagle – 120° from the complementary Shady Lady. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4a3b6 and #b4b6a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3b6a4 is made of 32% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Bamboo Shoot has a hue angle of 123.16°, a saturation of 11.52% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3b6a4 is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #a3b6a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,182,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 36%, 32% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 0, 7.06, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(123.16,11.52%,67.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(123.16,10.44%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.1768,-10.0159,6.9405) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.533,43.9228,41.569) |