Watercress Pesto is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #38385e |
| Complementary Color | #a1a1c6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Watercress Pesto Color. The Underhive Ash color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called White Sage (#d2d4c3) for more calm effect. Try Lime Lollipop as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a1a1c6 is the best complementary color to Watercress 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 #c7c7a1 complementary color is Logan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thistle Green are #c6b3a1 and #b3c6a1. Thus found on the left and right of #c7c7a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Reef and Rainee colors as they work well with Watercress Pesto.
The split-complementary Watercress Pesto palette consists of #b3a1c6 and #a1b3c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1a1c6). Try London Hue and Cadet Blue colors in combination with #c7c7a1, 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 #c7c7a1 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 Watercress Pesto. Thus Lilac and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Watercress Pesto contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Logan, Shadow Green, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7c7a1 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Watercress Pesto tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a1a1c6) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quicksand – 120° from the complementary Logan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1c6c6 and #c6a1a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7c7a1 is made of 36% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Watercress Pesto has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 25.33% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7c7a1 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7c7a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,199,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 36%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 14.9, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(60,25.33%,70.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,19.1%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.364,-6.3251,19.0802) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.4096,55.5622,41.7859) |