Pitcher Color

#b5d1be

Pitcher is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #4a2e41
Complementary Color #d0b5c7
Color Shade: cool green (139.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.47% (better contrasting with black)
Pitcher Color Sample
Pitcher Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b5d1be

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Pitcher Color. The Sentinel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Soft Celadon (#cedcd4) for more calm effect. Try Silicate Light Turquoise as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d0b5c7 is the best complementary color to Pitcher. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5d1be complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gum Leaf are #bad0b5 and #b5d0cb. Thus found on the left and right of #b5d1be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Leaf and Jet Stream colors as they work well with Pitcher.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pitcher palette consists of #d0b5ba and #cbb5d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0b5c7). Try Cold Turkey and London Hue colors in combination with #b5d1be, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b5d1be offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pitcher. Thus Soft Amber and Lavender Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pitcher contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Heather, and Sisal split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5d1be square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pitcher tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#d0b5c7) and two others. The Lavender Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coriander – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #beb5d0 and #c8d0b5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b5d1be is made of 31% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pitcher has a hue angle of 139.29°, a saturation of 23.33% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5d1be is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 18.04% black ink.

HEX #b5d1be
RGB Decimal rgb(181,209,190)
RGB Percentage 31%, 36%, 33%
CMYK 10.98, 0, 7.45, 18.04
HSL hsl(139.29,23.33%,76.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(139.29,13.4%,81.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.3698,-12.997,6.2812)
XYZ xyz(51.1508,59.1424,57.4349)
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