Bark Sawdust is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #546ffb |
| Complementary Color | #041eab |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bark Sawdust Color. The Moldy Ochre color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bronze (#a87900) for more energetic effect. Try Yellow Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#041eab is the best complementary color to Bark Sawdust. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab9004 complementary color is International Klein Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hot Toddy are #ab3c04 and #72ab04. Thus found on the left and right of #ab9004 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fire and Limeade colors as they work well with Bark Sawdust.
The split-complementary Bark Sawdust palette consists of #3c04ab and #0472ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#041eab). Try Kingfisher Daisy and Deep Cerulean colors in combination with #ab9004, 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 #ab9004 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bark Sawdust. Thus Purple and Niagara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bark Sawdust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary International Klein Blue, Green Haze, and Lipstick split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab9004 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bark Sawdust tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#041eab) and two others. The Niagara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shiraz – 120° from the complementary International Klein Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #04ab90 and #ab041e.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab9004 is made of 54% red, 45% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Bark Sawdust has a hue angle of 50.3°, a saturation of 95.43% and a lightness of 34.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab9004 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 65.49% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab9004 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,144,4) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 45%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 65.49, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(50.3,95.43%,34.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.3,97.66%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.4387,-1.6488,64.0768) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7898,28.6132,4.2258) |