Pesto is soft, 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 | #3e4dc1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e4cc1 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (53.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pesto Color. The Southern Platyfish color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Split Pea (#9c9a40) for more calm effect. Try Shimmering Glade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e4cc1 is the best complementary color to Pesto. 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 #c1b23e complementary color is Indigo, 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 Earls Green are #c1703e and #8ec13e. Thus found on the left and right of #c1b23e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper and Sushi colors as they work well with Pesto.
The split-complementary Pesto palette consists of #703ec1 and #3e8ec1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e4cc1). Try Fuchsia Blue and Boston Blue colors in combination with #c1b23e, 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 #c1b23e 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 Pesto. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pesto contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1b23e 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. Pesto tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3e4cc1) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crail – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3ec1b2 and #c13e4d.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1b23e is made of 45% red, 41% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Pesto has a hue angle of 53.13°, a saturation of 51.37% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1b23e is made of 0% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 51.38% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #c1b23e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,178,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 41%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.89, 51.38, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(53.13,51.37%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(53.13,67.88%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.9106,-8.0722,58.663) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7822,43.526,10.9148) |