Bog Color

#bab696

Bog is pale, 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 #454969
Complementary Color #9699ba
Color Shade: warm yellow (53.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.88% (better contrasting with white)
Bog Color Sample
Bog Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bab696

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bog Color. The Wheat Tortilla color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Orestes (#9e9b85) for more calm effect. Try Slate Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9699ba is the best complementary color to Bog. 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 #bab696 complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Heathered Gray are #baa496 and #abba96. Thus found on the left and right of #bab696 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Bog.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bog palette consists of #a496ba and #96abba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9699ba). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #bab696, 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 #bab696 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 Bog. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bog contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Summer Green, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bab696 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Bog tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9699ba) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96bab6 and #ba9699.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bab696 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Bog has a hue angle of 53.33°, a saturation of 20.69% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bab696 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #bab696
RGB Decimal rgb(186,182,150)
RGB Percentage 36%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 14.12, 27.06
HSL hsl(53.33,20.69%,65.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(53.33,19.35%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.6084,-3.9519,16.8278)
XYZ xyz(42.4827,46.097,35.5127)
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