Luscious Leek 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 | #43d |
| Complementary Color | #3221cc |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66° 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 Luscious Leek Color. The Barberry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Starship (#e3dd39) for more energetic effect. Try Fusion as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3221cc is the best complementary color to Luscious Leek. 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 #bc2 complementary color is Persian Blue, 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 White are #cc8821 and #65cc21. Thus found on the left and right of #bc2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ochre and Lima colors as they work well with Luscious Leek.
The split-complementary Luscious Leek palette consists of #8821cc and #2165cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3221cc). Try Purple Heart and Mariner colors in combination with #bc2, 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 #bc2 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 Luscious Leek. Thus Cerise and Java giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Luscious Leek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Mountain Meadow, and Maroon Flush split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc2 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. Luscious Leek tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#3221cc) and two others. The Java is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thunderbird – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21bacc and #cc3221.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbcc22 is made of 44% red, 48% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Luscious Leek has a hue angle of 66°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbcc22 is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #bbcc22 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,204,34) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 48%, 8% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 66.67, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(66,71.43%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66,83.33%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.3835,-24.8572,73.4766) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3751,53.866,9.6772) |