Bahia Color

#a9c01c

Bahia 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 #563fe3
Complementary Color #331cc0
Color Shade: mid yellow (68.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.14% (better contrasting with white)
Bahia Color Sample
Bahia Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a9c01c

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bahia Color. The Sulphur Spring 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 soft alternative called Poisonous Ice Cream (#d7d927) for more calm effect. Try Electric Energy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#331cc0 is the best complementary color to Bahia. 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 #a9c01c complementary color is Persian Blue, 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 Key Lime Pie are #c0841c and #56c01c. Thus found on the left and right of #a9c01c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geebung and Lima colors as they work well with Bahia.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bahia palette consists of #841cc0 and #1c56c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#331cc0). Try Purple Heart and Denim colors in combination with #a9c01c, 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 #a9c01c 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 Bahia. Thus Red Violet and Eastern Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bahia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Mountain Meadow, and Maroon Flush split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9c01c 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. Bahia tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#331cc0) and two others. The Eastern Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thunderbird – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1ca9c0 and #c0321c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a9c01c is made of 43% red, 49% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Bahia has a hue angle of 68.41°, a saturation of 74.55% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9c01c is made of 9.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.31% yellow and 24.71% black ink.

HEX #a9c01c
RGB Decimal rgb(169,192,28)
RGB Percentage 43%, 49%, 7%
CMYK 9.02, 0, 64.31, 24.71
HSL hsl(68.41,74.55%,43.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(68.41,85.42%,75.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.6869,-26.7663,70.3358)
XYZ xyz(35.4214,46.2181,8.1527)
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