Deep Bamboo Yellow Color

#d99f50

Deep Bamboo Yellow 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 #2660af
Complementary Color #508ad8
Color Shade: orange (34.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Bamboo Yellow Color Sample
Deep Bamboo Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d99f50

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Bamboo Yellow Color. The Polished Bronze color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Clay Terrace (#d4823c) for more calm effect. Try Topaz as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#508ad8 is the best complementary color to Deep Bamboo Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d99f50 complementary color is Havelock 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 Di Serria are #d85a50 and #ced850. Thus found on the left and right of #d99f50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman and Wattle colors as they work well with Deep Bamboo Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Bamboo Yellow palette consists of #5a50d8 and #50ced8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#508ad8). Try Royal Blue and Viking colors in combination with #d99f50, 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 #d99f50 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 Deep Bamboo Yellow. Thus Medium Purple and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Bamboo Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Emerald, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d99f50 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. Deep Bamboo Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#508ad8) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50d89e and #d85089.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d99f50 is made of 48% red, 35% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Bamboo Yellow has a hue angle of 34.6°, a saturation of 64.32% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d99f50 is made of 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 53.73% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #d99f50
RGB Decimal rgb(217,159,80)
RGB Percentage 48%, 35%, 18%
CMYK 0, 22.75, 53.73, 14.9
HSL hsl(34.6,64.32%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.6,63.13%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.56,13.4343,48.7913)
XYZ xyz(42.4614,40.1272,13.0968)
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