Golden Elm Color

#bdd5b1

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

Inverse Color #422a4e
Complementary Color #c9b0d5
Color Shade: yellow green (100° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.47% (better contrasting with black)
Golden Elm Color Sample
Golden Elm Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bdd5b1

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Elm Color. The Minty Frosting color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chenille (#a6cd91) for more energetic effect. Try Sweet Mint Tea as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c9b0d5 is the best complementary color to Golden Elm. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdd5b1 complementary color is Lavender Gray, 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 Pixie Green are #cfd5b0 and #b0d5b6. Thus found on the left and right of #bdd5b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Mist and Surf colors as they work well with Golden Elm.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Elm palette consists of #d5b0ce and #b6b0d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9b0d5). Try Thistle and Lavender Gray colors in combination with #bdd5b1, 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 #bdd5b1 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 Golden Elm. Thus Blossom and Casper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Elm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Gray, Jungle Mist, and Clam Shell split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdd5b1 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. Golden Elm tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#c9b0d5) and two others. The Casper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Akaroa – 120° from the complementary Lavender Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0bcd5 and #d5c9b0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bdd5b1 is made of 33% red, 37% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Elm has a hue angle of 100°, a saturation of 30% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdd5b1 is made of 9.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #bdd5b1
RGB Decimal rgb(189,213,177)
RGB Percentage 33%, 37%, 31%
CMYK 9.41, 0, 14.12, 16.47
HSL hsl(100,30%,76.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(100,16.9%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.6904,-14.5818,15.1359)
XYZ xyz(52.7163,61.5816,50.703)
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