Wasabi Powder 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 | #424c70 |
| Complementary Color | #8f99bd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wasabi Powder Color. The Bodhi Tree color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Jute (#ad9773) for more energetic effect. Try Quail Valley as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8f99bd is the best complementary color to Wasabi Powder. 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 #bdb38f complementary color is Nepal, 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 Indian Khaki are #bd9b8f and #b0bd8f. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb38f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Wasabi Powder.
The split-complementary Wasabi Powder palette consists of #9b8fbd and #8fb0bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f99bd). Try Lavender Purple and Nepal colors in combination with #bdb38f, 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 #bdb38f 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 Wasabi Powder. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wasabi Powder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Summer Green, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb38f 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. Wasabi Powder tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8f99bd) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quicksand – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fbdb3 and #bd8f98.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdb38f is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Wasabi Powder has a hue angle of 46.96°, a saturation of 25.84% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb38f is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bdb38f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,179,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 18.04, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(46.96,25.84%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.96,24.34%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.9197,-2.2422,19.6988) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0643,45.0422,32.4636) |