Tiki Torch Color

#bb9e3f

Tiki Torch is soft, 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 #4461c0
Complementary Color #3f5bbb
Color Shade: warm yellow (45.97° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.02% (better contrasting with white)
Tiki Torch Color Sample
Tiki Torch Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb9e3f

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tiki Torch Color. The Chai Tea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Victorian Crown (#c38b36) for more energetic effect. Try Butter Base as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3f5bbb is the best complementary color to Tiki Torch. 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 #bb9e3f complementary color is Indigo, 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 Tussock are #bb603f and #9abb3f. Thus found on the left and right of #bb9e3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crail and Sushi colors as they work well with Tiki Torch.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tiki Torch palette consists of #603fbb and #3f9abb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f5bbb). Try Studio and Boston Blue colors in combination with #bb9e3f, 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 #bb9e3f 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 Tiki Torch. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tiki Torch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Chateau Green, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb9e3f 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. Tiki Torch tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3f5bbb) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3fbb9d and #bb3f5b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb9e3f is made of 46% red, 39% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Tiki Torch has a hue angle of 45.97°, a saturation of 49.6% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb9e3f is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 48.62% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb9e3f
RGB Decimal rgb(187,158,63)
RGB Percentage 46%, 39%, 15%
CMYK 0, 11.37, 48.62, 26.67
HSL hsl(45.97,49.6%,49.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45.97,66.31%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.0414,-0.0266,51.9453)
XYZ xyz(33.6176,35.3774,9.7593)
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