Flower Bulb 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 | #261736 |
| Complementary Color | #d7c8e8 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (89.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.9% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Flower Bulb Color. The Verde Pastel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Butterfly (#cadea5) for more energetic effect. Try Green Glaze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d7c8e8 is the best complementary color to Flower Bulb. 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 #d9e8c9 complementary color is Prelude, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Beryl Green are #e8e7c8 and #c9e8c8. Thus found on the left and right of #d9e8c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aths Special and Zanah colors as they work well with Flower Bulb.
The split-complementary Flower Bulb palette consists of #e7c8e8 and #c8c9e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7c8e8). Try Snuff and Periwinkle Gray colors in combination with #d9e8c9, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #d9e8c9 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 Flower Bulb. Thus Melanie and Periwinkle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flower Bulb contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Prelude, Jagged Ice, and Oyster Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9e8c9 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flower Bulb tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#d7c8e8) and two others. The Periwinkle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bone – 120° from the complementary Prelude. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8d9e8 and #e8d8c8.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9e8c9 is made of 33% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Flower Bulb has a hue angle of 89.03°, a saturation of 40.26% and a lightness of 84.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9e8c9 is made of 5.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #d9e8c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,232,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 36%, 31% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 0, 12.16, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(89.03,40.26%,84.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(89.03,13.36%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.175,-10.4278,13.3942) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.0145,76.682,66.4747) |