Bok Choy Color

#bccab3

Bok Choy is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #43354c
Complementary Color #c0b3ca
Color Shade: yellow green (96.52° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.71% (better contrasting with white)
Bok Choy Color Sample
Bok Choy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bccab3

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Bok Choy Color. The Japanese Horseradish color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Moonwort (#a5ae9f) for more calm effect. Try Zephyr Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c0b3ca is the best complementary color to Bok Choy. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bccab3 complementary color is Chatelle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clay Ash are #c7cab3 and #b3cab5. Thus found on the left and right of #bccab3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Foggy Gray and Spring Rain colors as they work well with Bok Choy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bok Choy palette consists of #cab3c7 and #b5b3ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0b3ca). Try Lily and Gray Suit colors in combination with #bccab3, 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 #bccab3 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bok Choy. Thus Cold Turkey and Heather giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bok Choy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chatelle, Loblolly, and Cold Turkey split by 90° on the color wheel. #bccab3 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red 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. Bok Choy tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#c0b3ca) and two others. The Heather is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ash – 120° from the complementary Chatelle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3bcca and #cac0b3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bccab3 is made of 33% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Bok Choy has a hue angle of 96.52°, a saturation of 17.83% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bccab3 is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #bccab3
RGB Decimal rgb(188,202,179)
RGB Percentage 33%, 36%, 31%
CMYK 5.49, 0, 9.02, 20.78
HSL hsl(96.52,17.83%,74.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(96.52,11.39%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.7202,-8.9698,9.857)
XYZ xyz(49.9963,56.1871,50.8579)
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