Bamboo Brown Color

#c87f00

Bamboo Brown is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #3780ff
Complementary Color #0048c8
Color Shade: orange (38.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.22% (better contrasting with white)
Bamboo Brown Color Sample
Bamboo Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c87f00

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bamboo Brown Color. The Mai Tai color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hot Butter (#e69d00) for more calm effect. Try Laughing Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0048c8 is the best complementary color to Bamboo Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c87f00 complementary color is Science Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pirate Gold are #c81b00 and #adc800. Thus found on the left and right of #c87f00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Milano Red and Pistachio colors as they work well with Bamboo Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bamboo Brown palette consists of #1a00c8 and #00adc8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0048c8). Try Dark Blue and Pacific Blue colors in combination with #c87f00, 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 #c87f00 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bamboo Brown. Thus Purple and Caribbean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bamboo Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Science Blue, Malachite, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #c87f00 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Bamboo Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0048c8) and two others. The Caribbean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monza – 120° from the complementary Science Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00c87f and #c80048.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c87f00 is made of 61% red, 39% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Bamboo Brown has a hue angle of 38.1°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c87f00 is made of 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 78.43% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c87f00
RGB Decimal rgb(200,127,0)
RGB Percentage 61%, 39%, 0%
CMYK 0, 28.63, 78.43, 21.57
HSL hsl(38.1,100%,39.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.1,100%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.396,20.6974,65.538)
XYZ xyz(31.4088,27.4581,3.6445)
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