Pickled Bluewood is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #cebba6 |
| Complementary Color | #594530 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pickled Bluewood Color. The Ragtime Blues color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Brigade (#365d73) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Ashes as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#594530 is the best complementary color to Pickled Bluewood. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #314459 complementary color is Millbrook, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pickled Bluewood are #305859 and #313059. Thus found on the left and right of #314459 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spectra and Martinique colors as they work well with Pickled Bluewood.
The split-complementary Pickled Bluewood palette consists of #585930 and #593130 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#594530). Try Costa Del Sol and Buccaneer colors in combination with #314459, 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 #314459 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pickled Bluewood. Thus Woodland and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pickled Bluewood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Finn, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #314459 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pickled Bluewood tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#594530) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #593044 and #305946.
In a RGB color space, hex #314459 is made of 24% red, 33% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Pickled Bluewood has a hue angle of 211.5°, a saturation of 28.99% and a lightness of 27.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #314459 is made of 15.68% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black ink.
| HEX | #314459 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,68,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 33%, 43% |
| CMYK | 15.68, 8.23, 0, 65.1 |
| HSL | hsl(211.5,28.99%,27.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.5,44.94%,34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.1369,-1.2034,-14.8643) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.1369,5.5085,10.2437) |