Bamboo Color
Bamboo is a brown color with hex code #DA6304. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with bamboo, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Bamboo Color Values
What Does Bamboo Mean?
Bamboo belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Bamboo sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Bamboo is classified as a pink (nearest centroid: deep yellowish pink, #E66721). It is also known as Smoke Tree, Ancient Bamboo.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Bamboo
Bamboo and #047BDC are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #DC040F and #DCD104, which sit beside bamboo on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair bamboo with triadic partners #04DC65 and #6504DC. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Red Stage —
#D05F04(Delta E 4) - Rusty Orange —
#CD5909(Delta E 6) - Tangerine —
#E96E00(Delta E 6) - Christine —
#E7730A(Delta E 7) - Dark Orange —
#C65102(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #DA6304; }
.background { background-color: #DA6304; }
.border { border: 2px solid #DA6304; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #DA630440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for bamboo?
Bamboo has the hex code #DA6304. In RGB notation it is rgb(218, 99, 4), in HSL it is hsl(27, 96%, 44%), and its OKLCH value is 0.636, 0.171, 48.3.
What does the color bamboo mean?
Brown-family colors like bamboo carry distinct psychological associations. Bamboo belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Bamboo sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with bamboo?
Bamboo has three easy routes: its complement #047BDC for punch, its neighbors #DC040F and #DCD104 for something calmer, or triadic partners #04DC65 and #6504DC when you want energy.
Is bamboo a standard web color?
No — Bamboo is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #DA6304 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make bamboo lighter or darker?
To lighten bamboo, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FEE6D2 (lightest tint) to #231001 (darkest shade).
About Bamboo
Bamboo is classified as a Pink in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has alternative names including Smoke Tree, Ancient Bamboo. The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #DA6304 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.