Ponderosa Pine is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #dfc4c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3d2220 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 18.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ponderosa Pine Color. The Frozen Stream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cold Sea Currents (#32545e) for more calm effect. Try Green Moonstone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3d2220 is the best complementary color to Ponderosa Pine. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #203b3d complementary color is Jon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Te Papa Green are #203d30 and #202c3d. Thus found on the left and right of #203b3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Everglade and Ebony Clay colors as they work well with Ponderosa Pine.
The split-complementary Ponderosa Pine palette consists of #3d3020 and #3d202c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d2220). Try Bistre and Jon colors in combination with #203b3d, 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 #203b3d offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ponderosa Pine. Thus Lisbon Brown and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ponderosa Pine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jon, Bleached Cedar, and Green Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #203b3d square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ponderosa Pine tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#3d2220) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Kelp – 120° from the complementary Jon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d203a and #203d22.
In a RGB color space, hex #203b3d is made of 21% red, 39% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Ponderosa Pine has a hue angle of 184.14°, a saturation of 31.18% and a lightness of 18.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #203b3d is made of 11.37% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.08% black ink.
| HEX | #203b3d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(32,59,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 39%, 40% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 0.78, 0, 76.08 |
| HSL | hsl(184.14,31.18%,18.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.14,47.54%,23.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.9026,-9.6351,-4.4733) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.0019,3.7719,4.9847) |