Bamboo Screen Color

#bcab8c

Bamboo Screen 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 #435473
Complementary Color #8c9dbc
Color Shade: orange (38.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.31% (better contrasting with white)
Bamboo Screen Color Sample
Bamboo Screen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bcab8c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bamboo Screen Color. The Zinc Blend 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 Brown Branch (#b08f6a) for more energetic effect. Try Iced Coffee as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8c9dbc is the best complementary color to Bamboo Screen. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcab8c complementary color is Nepal, 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 Indian Khaki are #bc938c and #b5bc8c. Thus found on the left and right of #bcab8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Bamboo Screen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bamboo Screen palette consists of #928cbc and #8cb5bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c9dbc). Try Lavender Purple and Nepal colors in combination with #bcab8c, 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 #bcab8c 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 Bamboo Screen. Thus Lavender Purple and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bamboo Screen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Summer Green, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcab8c 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. Bamboo Screen tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8c9dbc) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oriental Pink – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cbcab and #bc8c9d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bcab8c is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Bamboo Screen has a hue angle of 38.75°, a saturation of 26.37% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcab8c is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 18.83% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #bcab8c
RGB Decimal rgb(188,171,140)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 18.83, 26.27
HSL hsl(38.75,26.37%,64.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.75,25.53%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.671,1.2237,18.2127)
XYZ xyz(40.0356,41.7106,30.7518)
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