Pine Tree Color

#2a2f23

Pine Tree is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #d5d0dc
Complementary Color #28232f
Color Shade: cool yellow (85° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 16.08% (better contrasting with white)
Pine Tree Color Sample
Pine Tree Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2a2f23

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pine Tree Color. The Arame Seaweed Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Country House Green (#414634) for more energetic effect. Try Mallardish as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#28232f is the best complementary color to Pine Tree. 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 #2a2f23 complementary color is Baltic Sea, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Log Cabin are #2f2e23 and #242f23. Thus found on the left and right of #2a2f23 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rangitoto and Heavy Metal colors as they work well with Pine Tree.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pine Tree palette consists of #2d232f and #23242f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#28232f). Try Bastille and Charade colors in combination with #2a2f23, 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 #2a2f23 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 Pine Tree. Thus Thunder and Shark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pine Tree contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Baltic Sea, Outer Space, and Cocoa Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a2f23 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red 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. Pine Tree tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#28232f) and two others. The Shark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cocoa Brown – 120° from the complementary Baltic Sea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #232a2f and #2f2823.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2a2f23 is made of 34% red, 38% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Pine Tree has a hue angle of 85°, a saturation of 14.63% and a lightness of 16.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a2f23 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 81.57% black ink.

HEX #2a2f23
RGB Decimal rgb(42,47,35)
RGB Percentage 34%, 38%, 28%
CMYK 1.96, 0, 4.7, 81.57
HSL hsl(85,14.63%,16.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(85,25.53%,18.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.5691,-4.9148,6.9991)
XYZ xyz(2.2747,2.6466,1.9811)
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