Fresh Pesto is soft, 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 | #5f42eb |
| Complementary Color | #3113bd |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Pesto Color. The Fuego color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Evening Primrose (#ccdb1e) for more calm effect. Try Bryopsida Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3113bd is the best complementary color to Fresh Pesto. 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 #a0bd14 complementary color is Persian Blue, 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 La Rioja are #bd8513 and #4bbd13. Thus found on the left and right of #a0bd14 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pizza and Christi colors as they work well with Fresh Pesto.
The split-complementary Fresh Pesto palette consists of #8513bd and #134bbd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3113bd). Try Seance and Denim colors in combination with #a0bd14, 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 #a0bd14 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 Fresh Pesto. Thus Red Violet and Eastern Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fresh Pesto contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Mountain Meadow, and Cardinal split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0bd14 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. Fresh Pesto tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#3113bd) and two others. The Eastern Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thunderbird – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #13a0bd and #bd3013.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0bd14 is made of 43% red, 51% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Pesto has a hue angle of 70.3°, a saturation of 80.86% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0bd14 is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.28% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #a0bd14 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,189,20) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 51%, 5% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 0, 66.28, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(70.3,80.86%,40.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70.3,89.42%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.1745,-29.2772,70.3728) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8211,43.9193,7.4092) |