Bamboo Yellow is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #5177b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4a70ae |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bamboo Yellow Color. The Lemongrass color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Nonpareil Apple (#c1a65c) for more energetic effect. Try Brass Button as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a70ae is the best complementary color to Bamboo Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae884b complementary color is San Marino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Driftwood are #ae564a and #a2ae4a. Thus found on the left and right of #ae884b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Bamboo Yellow.
The split-complementary Bamboo Yellow palette consists of #564aae and #4aa2ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a70ae). Try Blue Violet and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #ae884b, 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 #ae884b offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bamboo Yellow. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bamboo Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae884b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bamboo Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4a70ae) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4aae88 and #ae4a70.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae884b is made of 45% red, 35% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Bamboo Yellow has a hue angle of 36.97°, a saturation of 39.76% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae884b is made of 0% cyan, 14.91% magenta, 38.83% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae884b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,136,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 35%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.91, 38.83, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(36.97,39.76%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.97,56.9%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.0806,7.1962,37.9114) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5297,27.115,10.4394) |