Pesto Paste 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 | #767399 |
| Complementary Color | #69668c |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (64.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pesto Paste Color. The Dapple Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gully (#777661) for more calm effect. Try Shady Willow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#69668c is the best complementary color to Pesto Paste. 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 #898c66 complementary color is Rum, 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 Avocado are #8c7c66 and #758c66. Thus found on the left and right of #898c66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cement and Highland colors as they work well with Pesto Paste.
The split-complementary Pesto Paste palette consists of #7c668c and #66758c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69668c). Try Rum and Slate Gray colors in combination with #898c66, 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 #898c66 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 Pesto Paste. Thus Strikemaster and Juniper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pesto Paste contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rum, Viridian Green, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #898c66 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. Pesto Paste tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#69668c) and two others. The Juniper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opium – 120° from the complementary Rum. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66898c and #8c6966.
In a RGB color space, hex #898c66 is made of 36% red, 37% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Pesto Paste has a hue angle of 64.74°, a saturation of 15.7% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #898c66 is made of 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #898c66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,140,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 37%, 27% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 0, 14.9, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(64.74,15.7%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(64.74,27.14%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.1084,-7.6958,19.9884) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0929,25.0338,16.238) |