Pigeon is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #565055 |
| Complementary Color | #afa9ae |
| Color Shade: | mid green (130° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Pigeon Color. The Amelia color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Antiqued Aqua (#bdccc1) for more energetic effect. Try Mantle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#afa9ae is the best complementary color to Pigeon. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9afaa complementary color is Shady Lady, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #abafa9 and #a9afad. Thus found on the left and right of #a9afaa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Edward colors as they work well with Pigeon.
The split-complementary Pigeon palette consists of #afa9ab and #ada9af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afa9ae). Try Silver Chalice and Spun Pearl colors in combination with #a9afaa, 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 #a9afaa offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pigeon. Thus Silver Chalice and Spun Pearl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pigeon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Aluminium, and Cloudy split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9afaa square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pigeon tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#afa9ae) and two others. The Spun Pearl is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Delta – 120° from the complementary Shady Lady. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aaa9af and #aeafa9.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9afaa is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pigeon has a hue angle of 130°, a saturation of 3.61% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9afaa is made of 2.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #a9afaa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,175,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 0, 1.96, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(130,3.61%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(130,3.43%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.869,-3.0555,1.817) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9479,41.9972,44.0837) |