Lush Bamboo 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 | #5044cc |
| Complementary Color | #3e33bb |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (65.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lush Bamboo Color. The Avocado Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pickled Cucumber (#94a135) for more calm effect. Try Viameter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3e33bb is the best complementary color to Lush Bamboo. 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 #afbb33 complementary color is Governor Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Earls Green are #bb8233 and #6bbb33. Thus found on the left and right of #afbb33 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper and Sushi colors as they work well with Lush Bamboo.
The split-complementary Lush Bamboo palette consists of #8233bb and #336bbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e33bb). Try Purple Heart and Cerulean Blue colors in combination with #afbb33, 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 #afbb33 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 Lush Bamboo. Thus Medium Red Violet and Pelorous giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lush Bamboo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Governor Bay, Jungle Green, and Hibiscus split by 90° on the color wheel. #afbb33 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lush Bamboo tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#3e33bb) and two others. The Pelorous is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mojo – 120° from the complementary Governor Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #33afbb and #bb3e33.
In a RGB color space, hex #afbb33 is made of 42% red, 45% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Lush Bamboo has a hue angle of 65.29°, a saturation of 57.14% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afbb33 is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #afbb33 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,187,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 45%, 12% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 53.33, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(65.29,57.14%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(65.29,72.73%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.8218,-20.9315,63.2153) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0471,44.8936,9.8974) |