Rhubarb Leaf Green Color

#bca872

Rhubarb Leaf Green is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #43578d
Complementary Color #7286bb
Color Shade: orange (43.78° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.22% (better contrasting with white)
Rhubarb Leaf Green Color Sample
Rhubarb Leaf Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bca872

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Rhubarb Leaf Green Color. The Golden Quartz Ochre color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bugle Boy (#bb8f4f) for more energetic effect. Try Yellow Acorn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7286bb is the best complementary color to Rhubarb Leaf Green. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bca872 complementary color is Ship Cove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gimblet are #bb8372 and #abbb72. Thus found on the left and right of #bca872 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Olivine colors as they work well with Rhubarb Leaf Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rhubarb Leaf Green palette consists of #8372bb and #72abbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7286bb). Try Purple Mountain's Majesty and Neptune colors in combination with #bca872, 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 #bca872 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rhubarb Leaf Green. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rhubarb Leaf Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #bca872 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Rhubarb Leaf Green tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7286bb) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72bba7 and #bb7286.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bca872 is made of 40% red, 36% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Rhubarb Leaf Green has a hue angle of 43.78°, a saturation of 35.58% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bca872 is made of 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #bca872
RGB Decimal rgb(188,168,114)
RGB Percentage 40%, 36%, 24%
CMYK 0, 7.85, 29.02, 26.27
HSL hsl(43.78,35.58%,59.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.78,39.36%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.4065,-0.5046,30.5511)
XYZ xyz(37.7789,39.9115,21.6321)
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