Scots Pine is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #a09ac4 |
| Complementary Color | #403b65 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (68.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Scots Pine Color. The Healing Plant color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Matsuba Green (#454d32) for more calm effect. Try Old Four Leaf Clover as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#403b65 is the best complementary color to Scots Pine. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f653b complementary color is Martinique, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Verdigris are #65553b and #4a653b. Thus found on the left and right of #5f653b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemlock and Chalet Green colors as they work well with Scots Pine.
The split-complementary Scots Pine palette consists of #553b65 and #3b4a65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#403b65). Try Voodoo and Fiord colors in combination with #5f653b, 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 #5f653b offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Scots Pine. Thus Eggplant and William giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scots Pine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martinique, Stromboli, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f653b square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scots Pine tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#403b65) and two others. The William is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Congo Brown – 120° from the complementary Martinique. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b5f65 and #65413b.
In a RGB color space, hex #5f653b is made of 37% red, 40% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Scots Pine has a hue angle of 68.57°, a saturation of 26.25% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f653b is made of 2.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #5f653b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(95,101,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 40%, 23% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 0, 16.47, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(68.57,26.25%,31.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(68.57,41.58%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.305,-9.6907,22.9953) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1624,12.056,5.9291) |