Urahayanagi Green Color

#bcb58c

Urahayanagi Green 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 #434a73
Complementary Color #8c93bc
Color Shade: warm yellow (51.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.31% (better contrasting with white)
Urahayanagi Green Color Sample
Urahayanagi Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bcb58c

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Urahayanagi Green Color. The Olive Chutney color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Apple Wine (#b59f62) for more energetic effect. Try Harvest Dance as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8c93bc is the best complementary color to Urahayanagi Green. 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 #bcb58c complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Indian Khaki are #bc9d8c and #abbc8c. Thus found on the left and right of #bcb58c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Urahayanagi Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Urahayanagi Green palette consists of #9c8cbc and #8cabbc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c93bc). Try Lavender Purple and Nepal colors in combination with #bcb58c, 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 #bcb58c 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 Urahayanagi Green. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Urahayanagi Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Summer Green, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcb58c 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. Urahayanagi Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8c93bc) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quicksand – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cbcb5 and #bc8c93.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bcb58c is made of 37% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Urahayanagi Green has a hue angle of 51.25°, a saturation of 26.37% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcb58c is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 18.83% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #bcb58c
RGB Decimal rgb(188,181,140)
RGB Percentage 37%, 36%, 28%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 18.83, 26.27
HSL hsl(51.25,26.37%,64.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(51.25,25.53%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.3065,-4.1142,21.8334)
XYZ xyz(41.9965,45.6326,31.4055)
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