Roasted Pistachio is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #364d83 |
| Complementary Color | #7b93c9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Roasted Pistachio Color. The Raffles Tan color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Barley Corn (#b6935c) for more calm effect. Try Gold Ransom as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7b93c9 is the best complementary color to Roasted Pistachio. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9b27c complementary color is Polo Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tan are #c98b7b and #b9c97b. Thus found on the left and right of #c9b27c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Roasted Pistachio.
The split-complementary Roasted Pistachio palette consists of #8b7bc9 and #7bb9c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b93c9). Try Blue Marguerite and Half Baked colors in combination with #c9b27c, 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 #c9b27c offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Roasted Pistachio. Thus East Side and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Roasted Pistachio contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9b27c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Roasted Pistachio tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7b93c9) and two others. The Monte Carlo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7bc9b2 and #c97b92.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9b27c is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Roasted Pistachio has a hue angle of 42.08°, a saturation of 41.62% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9b27c is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 30.19% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9b27c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,178,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 30.19, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(42.08,41.62%,63.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.08,38.31%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.3593,0.5799,30.6404) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6459,45.7135,25.592) |