Golden Passionfruit Color

#b4bb31

Golden Passionfruit 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 #4b44ce
Complementary Color #3830bb
Color Shade: mid yellow (63.04° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.27% (better contrasting with white)
Golden Passionfruit Color Sample
Golden Passionfruit Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b4bb31

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Passionfruit Color. The Viameter color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Forest Lichen (#9aa22b) for more calm effect. Try Martian as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3830bb is the best complementary color to Golden Passionfruit. 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 #b4bb31 complementary color is Governor Bay, 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 Earls Green are #bb7c30 and #6ebb30. Thus found on the left and right of #b4bb31 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper and Sushi colors as they work well with Golden Passionfruit.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Passionfruit palette consists of #7c30bb and #306ebb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3830bb). Try Purple Heart and Cerulean Blue colors in combination with #b4bb31, 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 #b4bb31 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 Golden Passionfruit. Thus Medium Red Violet and Pelorous giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Passionfruit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Governor Bay, Jungle Green, and Hibiscus split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4bb31 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. Golden Passionfruit tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#3830bb) and two others. The Pelorous is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Well Read – 120° from the complementary Governor Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #30b3bb and #bb3730.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b4bb31 is made of 43% red, 45% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Passionfruit has a hue angle of 63.04°, a saturation of 58.47% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4bb31 is made of 2.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.11% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #b4bb31
RGB Decimal rgb(180,187,49)
RGB Percentage 43%, 45%, 12%
CMYK 2.74, 0, 54.11, 26.67
HSL hsl(63.04,58.47%,46.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(63.04,73.8%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.1975,-18.9062,64.3925)
XYZ xyz(37.1471,45.4657,9.7236)
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