Pinyon Pine is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #9da5bd |
| Complementary Color | #424962 |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pinyon Pine Color. The Grey Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Truly Olive (#777250) for more energetic effect. Try Flirtatious Indigo Tea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#424962 is the best complementary color to Pinyon Pine. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #625a42 complementary color is Fiord, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hemlock are #624a42 and #5a6242. Thus found on the left and right of #625a42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Finch colors as they work well with Pinyon Pine.
The split-complementary Pinyon Pine palette consists of #4a4262 and #425a62 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#424962). Try Mulled Wine and Fiord colors in combination with #625a42, 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 #625a42 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pinyon Pine. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pinyon Pine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Mineral Green, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #625a42 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pinyon Pine tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#424962) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42625a and #624249.
In a RGB color space, hex #625a42 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Pinyon Pine has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 19.51% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #625a42 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 61.57% black ink.
| HEX | #625a42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(98,90,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 12.55, 61.57 |
| HSL | hsl(45,19.51%,32.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,32.65%,38.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.3797,-0.9255,15.064) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6765,10.3023,6.6328) |