Bombay is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid red or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #515152 |
| Complementary Color | #adadae |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bombay Color. The Sunset Meadow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Paving Stones (#cbccc4) for more energetic effect. Try Cement as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#adadae is the best complementary color to Bombay. 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 #aeaead complementary color is Bombay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Delta are #aeadad and #adaead. Thus found on the left and right of #aeaead on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Chalice and Edward colors as they work well with Bombay.
The split-complementary Bombay palette consists of #adadae and #adadae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adadae). Try Bombay and Bombay colors in combination with #aeaead, 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 #aeaead 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 Bombay. Thus Shady Lady and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bombay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bombay, Edward, and Silver Chalice split by 90° on the color wheel. #aeaead square combo is a palette of warm yellow, warm green, cool blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bombay tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#adadae) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Chalice – 120° from the complementary Bombay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adaeae and #aeadad.
In a RGB color space, hex #aeaead is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Bombay has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 0.61% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aeaead is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #aeaead |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,174,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0.4, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(60,0.61%,68.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,0.57%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.069,-0.1836,0.5039) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1344,42.2879,45.5822) |