Bud 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 | #575163 |
| Complementary Color | #a29cae |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bud Color. The Eyre color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Huntington Garden (#96a782) for more energetic effect. Try Renkon Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a29cae is the best complementary color to Bud. 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 #a8ae9c complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bud are #aeab9c and #9fae9c. Thus found on the left and right of #a8ae9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Napa and Bud colors as they work well with Bud.
The split-complementary Bud palette consists of #ab9cae and #9c9fae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a29cae). Try Amethyst Smoke and Santas Gray colors in combination with #a8ae9c, 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 #a8ae9c 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 Bud. Thus Shady Lady and Hit Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Edward, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8ae9c square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bud tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a29cae) and two others. The Hit Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cloudy – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ca8ae and #aea29c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8ae9c is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Bud has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 10% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8ae9c is made of 2.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #a8ae9c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,174,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 0, 7.06, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(80,10%,64.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,10.34%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.174,-5.4212,8.5087) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2853,40.9972,37.4006) |