Pistachio is calm, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #6c3a8d |
| Complementary Color | #a372c4 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (96.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Pistachio Color. The Turtle Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Arcadian Green (#a3c893) for more calm effect. Try Lost Golfer as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a372c4 is the best complementary color to Pistachio. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #93c572 complementary color is Amethyst, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Olivine are #bcc472 and #72c47a. Thus found on the left and right of #93c572 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Willow and De York colors as they work well with Pistachio.
The split-complementary Pistachio palette consists of #c472bc and #7a72c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a372c4). Try Fuchsia Pink and Blue Marguerite colors in combination with #93c572, 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 #93c572 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pistachio. Thus Puce and Ship Cove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pistachio contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst, Glacier, and Contessa split by 90° on the color wheel. #93c572 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pistachio tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#a372c4) and two others. The Ship Cove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laser – 120° from the complementary Amethyst. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7293c4 and #c4a472.
In a RGB color space, hex #93c572 is made of 32% red, 43% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Pistachio has a hue angle of 96.14°, a saturation of 41.71% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #93c572 is made of 19.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.54% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #93c572 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(147,197,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 43%, 25% |
| CMYK | 19.6, 0, 32.54, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(96.14,41.71%,60.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(96.14,42.13%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.4134,-31.2072,36.4082) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0361,47.3505,23.2125) |