Pistachio Green is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #562c61 |
| Complementary Color | #c79ed3 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (107.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Pistachio Green Color. The Nature color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rockwood Jade (#c8e0ba) for more energetic effect. Try Limestone Slate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c79ed3 is the best complementary color to Pistachio Green. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9d39e complementary color is Light Wisteria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Moss Green are #c3d39e and #9ed3ad. Thus found on the left and right of #a9d39e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pine Glade and Moss Green colors as they work well with Pistachio Green.
The split-complementary Pistachio Green palette consists of #d39ec3 and #ad9ed3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c79ed3). Try Careys Pink and East Side colors in combination with #a9d39e, 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 #a9d39e offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pistachio Green. Thus Careys Pink and Wistful giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pistachio Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Light Wisteria, Rock Blue, and Eunry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9d39e square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm 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 Green tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#c79ed3) and two others. The Wistful is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Yuma – 120° from the complementary Light Wisteria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ea8d3 and #d3c89e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9d39e is made of 31% red, 39% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pistachio Green has a hue angle of 107.55°, a saturation of 37.59% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9d39e is made of 16.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a9d39e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,211,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 39%, 29% |
| CMYK | 16.48, 0, 20.79, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(107.55,37.59%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(107.55,25.12%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.4556,-23.6835,21.8447) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.828,57.4922,41.0295) |