Bamboo is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #1c2139 |
| Complementary Color | #c6cbe2 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bamboo Color. The Latte Froth color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Antique Paper (#f4f0e8) for more energetic effect. Try Golden Lake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6cbe2 is the best complementary color to Bamboo. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3dec6 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White Rock are #e2cfc6 and #d9e2c6. Thus found on the left and right of #e3dec6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and Tana colors as they work well with Bamboo.
The split-complementary Bamboo palette consists of #cfc6e2 and #c6d9e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6cbe2). Try Prelude and Botticelli colors in combination with #e3dec6, 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 #e3dec6 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bamboo. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bamboo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Edgewater, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3dec6 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bamboo tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c6cbe2) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6e2dd and #e2c6cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3dec6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Bamboo has a hue angle of 49.66°, a saturation of 34.12% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3dec6 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e3dec6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,222,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 11.37, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(49.66,34.12%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.66,12.78%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.2808,-2.3105,12.3779) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.9929,72.6507,63.8655) |