Bowling Green Color

#bfdeaf

Bowling Green 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 #402150
Complementary Color #ceafde
Color Shade: yellow green (99.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.84% (better contrasting with black)
Bowling Green Color Sample
Bowling Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfdeaf

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Bowling Green Color. The Great Joy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Feijoa (#a5d785) for more energetic effect. Try Celery Sprig as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ceafde is the best complementary color to Bowling Green. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfdeaf complementary color is Light Wisteria, 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 Moss Green are #d6deaf and #afdeb6. Thus found on the left and right of #bfdeaf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beryl Green and Moss Green colors as they work well with Bowling Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bowling Green palette consists of #deafd6 and #b6afde colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ceafde). Try Melanie and Cold Purple colors in combination with #bfdeaf, 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 #bfdeaf 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 Bowling Green. Thus Blossom and Pigeon Post giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bowling Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Light Wisteria, Aqua Island, and Cavern Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfdeaf 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. Bowling Green tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#ceafde) and two others. The Pigeon Post is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Grain Brown – 120° from the complementary Light Wisteria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afbfde and #deceaf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfdeaf is made of 32% red, 38% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Bowling Green has a hue angle of 99.57°, a saturation of 41.59% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfdeaf is made of 12.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #bfdeaf
RGB Decimal rgb(191,222,175)
RGB Percentage 32%, 38%, 30%
CMYK 12.16, 0, 18.43, 12.94
HSL hsl(99.57,41.59%,77.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(99.57,21.17%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.2072,-18.7121,19.7235)
XYZ xyz(55.345,66.4141,50.4596)
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