Pickled is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #4c58b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b56b3 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (53.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pickled Color. The Retro Avocado color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Highball (#928c3c) for more energetic effect. Try Plantation Island as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b56b3 is the best complementary color to Pickled. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3a74b complementary color is San Marino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Husk are #b3734b and #8bb34b. Thus found on the left and right of #b3a74b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santa Fe and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Pickled.
The split-complementary Pickled palette consists of #734bb3 and #4b8bb3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b56b3). Try Studio and Steel Blue colors in combination with #b3a74b, 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 #b3a74b offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pickled. Thus Studio and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pickled contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Ocean Green, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3a74b square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pickled tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4b56b3) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Pink – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4bb3a7 and #b34b56.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3a74b is made of 43% red, 40% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Pickled has a hue angle of 53.08°, a saturation of 40.94% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3a74b is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 40.79% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #b3a74b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,167,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 40%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 40.79, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(53.08,40.94%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(53.08,58.1%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.8205,-7.4793,48.194) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6791,37.7291,12.164) |