Pico Earth is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #54adc9 |
| Complementary Color | #368eab |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pico Earth Color. The Pookie Bear color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tile Red (#c76b4a) for more energetic effect. Try Terracotta as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#368eab is the best complementary color to Pico Earth. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab5236 complementary color is Boston Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brown Rust are #ab3654 and #ab8c36. Thus found on the left and right of #ab5236 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Pico Earth.
The split-complementary Pico Earth palette consists of #3654ab and #36ab8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#368eab). Try Azure and Keppel colors in combination with #ab5236, 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 #ab5236 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pico Earth. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pico Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab5236 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pico Earth tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#368eab) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36ab52 and #ab368e.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab5236 is made of 56% red, 27% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Pico Earth has a hue angle of 14.36°, a saturation of 52% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab5236 is made of 0% cyan, 34.9% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab5236 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,82,54) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 27%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.9, 45.88, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(14.36,52%,44.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.36,68.42%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.5778,34.3229,33.1529) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4777,14.9589,5.2981) |