Motherland is calm, 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 | #434998 |
| Complementary Color | #666cbc |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (55.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Motherland Color. The Spanish Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Kathmandu (#ad9a5d) for more calm effect. Try Burnished Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#666cbc is the best complementary color to Motherland. 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 #bcb667 complementary color is Blue Violet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gimblet are #bc8b66 and #97bc66. Thus found on the left and right of #bcb667 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Muddy Waters and Olivine colors as they work well with Motherland.
The split-complementary Motherland palette consists of #8b66bc and #6697bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#666cbc). Try Wisteria and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #bcb667, 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 #bcb667 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 Motherland. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Motherland contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Violet, Silver Tree, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcb667 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Motherland tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#666cbc) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Contessa – 120° from the complementary Blue Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66bcb6 and #bc666d.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcb667 is made of 40% red, 38% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Motherland has a hue angle of 55.76°, a saturation of 38.81% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcb667 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 33.34% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bcb667 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,182,103) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 38%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.36, 33.34, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(55.76,38.81%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(55.76,45.21%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.9751,-9.0842,40.7901) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9152,45.1265,19.4385) |