Pistachio Pudding is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #392b53 |
| Complementary Color | #baabd4 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pistachio Pudding Color. The Lime Cake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gin (#d9dfcd) for more calm effect. Try Lime Spritz as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#baabd4 is the best complementary color to Pistachio Pudding. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6d4ac complementary color is Logan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Mist are #d4ceab and #b2d4ab. Thus found on the left and right of #c6d4ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Akaroa and Sprout colors as they work well with Pistachio Pudding.
The split-complementary Pistachio Pudding palette consists of #ceabd4 and #abb1d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#baabd4). Try Light Wisteria and Wistful colors in combination with #c6d4ac, 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 #c6d4ac offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pistachio Pudding. Thus Blossom and Casper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pistachio Pudding contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Logan, Jungle Mist, and Careys Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6d4ac square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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 Pudding tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#baabd4) and two others. The Casper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla – 120° from the complementary Logan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abc5d4 and #d4baab.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6d4ac is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pistachio Pudding has a hue angle of 81°, a saturation of 31.75% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6d4ac is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #c6d4ac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,212,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 36%, 30% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0, 15.69, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(81,31.75%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(81,18.87%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.9513,-11.6876,18.2326) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.2786,62.0713,48.1499) |