Bamboo White Color

#c6cfad

Bamboo White is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #393052
Complementary Color #b6adcf
Color Shade: cool yellow (75.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.51% (better contrasting with black)
Bamboo White Color Sample
Bamboo White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6cfad

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bamboo White Color. The Liberated Lime 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 Misty Valley (#bdc389) for more energetic effect. Try September Song as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b6adcf is the best complementary color to Bamboo White. 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 #c6cfad complementary color is Logan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coriander are #cfc7ad and #b5cfad. Thus found on the left and right of #c6cfad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chino and Pale Leaf colors as they work well with Bamboo White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bamboo White palette consists of #c7adcf and #adb5cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6adcf). Try London Hue and Casper colors in combination with #c6cfad, 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 #c6cfad 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 Bamboo White. Thus Lily and Jungle Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bamboo White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Logan, Jet Stream, and Clam Shell split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6cfad square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Bamboo White tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#b6adcf) and two others. The Jungle Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clam Shell – 120° from the complementary Logan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adc6cf and #cfb6ad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6cfad is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Bamboo White has a hue angle of 75.88°, a saturation of 26.15% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6cfad is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #c6cfad
RGB Decimal rgb(198,207,173)
RGB Percentage 34%, 36%, 30%
CMYK 3.53, 0, 13.34, 18.82
HSL hsl(75.88,26.15%,74.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(75.88,16.43%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.6468,-8.9744,15.8805)
XYZ xyz(53.1444,59.6485,48.2475)
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