Pullman Green Color

#3b331c

Pullman Green is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #c4cce3
Complementary Color #1c243a
Color Shade: orange (44.52° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 17.06% (better contrasting with white)
Pullman Green Color Sample
Pullman Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3b331c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pullman Green Color. The Hóng Zōng Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Codium Fragile (#524b2a) for more calm effect. Try Thatch Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1c243a is the best complementary color to Pullman Green. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3b331c complementary color is Mirage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lisbon Brown are #3a231c and #333a1c. Thus found on the left and right of #3b331c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cork and Black Olive colors as they work well with Pullman Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pullman Green palette consists of #231c3a and #1c333a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c243a). Try Revolver and Te Papa Green colors in combination with #3b331c, 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 #3b331c offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pullman Green. Thus Revolver and Te Papa Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pullman Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mirage, Celtic, and Livid Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #3b331c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta 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. Pullman Green tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1c243a) and two others. The Te Papa Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jon – 120° from the complementary Mirage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1c3a33 and #3a1c24.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3b331c is made of 43% red, 37% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Pullman Green has a hue angle of 44.52°, a saturation of 35.63% and a lightness of 17.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3b331c is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 76.86% black ink.

HEX #3b331c
RGB Decimal rgb(59,51,28)
RGB Percentage 43%, 37%, 20%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 12.16, 76.86
HSL hsl(44.52,35.63%,17.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.52,52.54%,23.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(21.5105,-0.2816,15.8625)
XYZ xyz(3.1971,3.3813,1.5828)
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