Tamboon is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #423750 |
| Complementary Color | #baafc8 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (86.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tamboon Color. The Fundy Bay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Praying Mantis (#a5be8f) for more energetic effect. Try Moorland as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#baafc8 is the best complementary color to Tamboon. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdc8af complementary color is Chatelle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rainee are #c8c6af and #b0c8af. Thus found on the left and right of #bdc8af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Foggy Gray and Spring Rain colors as they work well with Tamboon.
The split-complementary Tamboon palette consists of #c6afc8 and #afb0c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#baafc8). Try London Hue and Cadet Blue colors in combination with #bdc8af, 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 #bdc8af offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tamboon. Thus Lily and Heather giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tamboon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chatelle, Opal, and Cold Turkey split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdc8af square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tamboon tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#baafc8) and two others. The Heather is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bison Hide – 120° from the complementary Chatelle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afbdc8 and #c8baaf.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdc8af is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Tamboon has a hue angle of 86.4°, a saturation of 18.52% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdc8af is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #bdc8af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,200,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 0, 9.8, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(86.4,18.52%,73.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(86.4,12.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.1693,-8.2646,11.2239) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3784,55.2225,48.6139) |