Back to Nature Color

#bdb98f

Back to Nature 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 #424670
Complementary Color #8f93bd
Color Shade: warm yellow (54.78° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.1% (better contrasting with white)
Back to Nature Color Sample
Back to Nature Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bdb98f

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Back to Nature Color. The White Primer color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tropical Fog (#cbcab6) for more calm effect. Try Sapphire Light Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8f93bd is the best complementary color to Back to Nature. 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 #bdb98f 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 #bda28f and #aabd8f. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb98f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Back to Nature.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Back to Nature palette consists of #a18fbd and #8faabd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f93bd). Try Lavender Purple and Nepal colors in combination with #bdb98f, 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 #bdb98f 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 Back to Nature. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Back to Nature contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Summer Green, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb98f 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. Back to Nature tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8f93bd) 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 #8fbdb9 and #bd8f93.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bdb98f is made of 37% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Back to Nature has a hue angle of 54.78°, a saturation of 25.84% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb98f is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 25.88% black ink.

HEX #bdb98f
RGB Decimal rgb(189,185,143)
RGB Percentage 37%, 36%, 28%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 18.04, 25.88
HSL hsl(54.78,25.84%,65.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(54.78,24.34%,74.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.5084,-5.4153,21.8784)
XYZ xyz(43.2932,47.4999,32.8732)
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