Pitch Pine is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #838899 |
| Complementary Color | #666b7b |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pitch Pine Color. The Bunglehouse Beige color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lost Canyon (#998e7a) for more energetic effect. Try Boulder Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#666b7b is the best complementary color to Pitch Pine. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7c7766 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pablo are #7b6c66 and #757b66. Thus found on the left and right of #7c7766 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandstone and Limed Ash colors as they work well with Pitch Pine.
The split-complementary Pitch Pine palette consists of #6c667b and #66757b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#666b7b). Try Dolphin and Nevada colors in combination with #7c7766, 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 #7c7766 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pitch Pine. Thus Salt Box and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pitch Pine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Corduroy, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c7766 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool 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. Pitch Pine tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#666b7b) and two others. The Sirocco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spicy Pink – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #667b77 and #7b666a.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c7766 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pitch Pine has a hue angle of 46.36°, a saturation of 9.73% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c7766 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7c7766 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,119,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 8.63, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(46.36,9.73%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.36,17.74%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.0232,-1.1824,10.0435) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3073,18.438,15.2171) |