Picholine is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #a996aa |
| Complementary Color | #675569 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (117° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Picholine Color. The Charcoal Briquette color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Devon Rex (#717e6f) for more calm effect. Try Boxwood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#675569 is the best complementary color to Picholine. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #566955 complementary color is Salt Box, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Finlandia are #606955 and #55695d. Thus found on the left and right of #566955 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Siam and Finlandia colors as they work well with Picholine.
The split-complementary Picholine palette consists of #695560 and #5d5569 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#675569). Try Zambezi and Scarpa Flow colors in combination with #566955, 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 #566955 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Picholine. Thus Zambezi and Comet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Picholine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Shuttle Gray, and Pine Cone split by 90° on the color wheel. #566955 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Picholine tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#675569) and two others. The Comet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kokoda – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #555669 and #696755.
In a RGB color space, hex #566955 is made of 31% red, 38% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Picholine has a hue angle of 117°, a saturation of 10.53% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #566955 is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #566955 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(86,105,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 38%, 31% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 0, 7.85, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(117,10.53%,37.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(117,19.05%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.365,-11.4394,8.9203) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.529,12.7375,10.498) |