Pickford is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #360f2e |
| Complementary Color | #efc9e7 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (132.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Pickford Color. The Frozen Civilization color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Minified Malachite (#ddf3e5) for more calm effect. Try Nettle Rash as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#efc9e7 is the best complementary color to Pickford. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9f0d1 complementary color is Vanilla Ice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blue Romance are #d4efc9 and #c9efe4. Thus found on the left and right of #c9f0d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tea Green and Iceberg colors as they work well with Pickford.
The split-complementary Pickford palette consists of #efc9d4 and #e4c9ef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#efc9e7). Try Vanilla Ice and French Lilac colors in combination with #c9f0d1, 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 #c9f0d1 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pickford. Thus Almond and Link Water giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pickford contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vanilla Ice, Spindle, and Parchment split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9f0d1 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pickford tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#efc9e7) and two others. The Link Water is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tahuna Sands – 120° from the complementary Vanilla Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1c9ef and #e7efc9.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9f0d1 is made of 31% red, 37% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pickford has a hue angle of 132.31°, a saturation of 56.52% and a lightness of 86.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9f0d1 is made of 15.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #c9f0d1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,240,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 37%, 32% |
| CMYK | 15.3, 0, 12.16, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(132.31,56.52%,86.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(132.31,16.25%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.3884,-18.4332,10.8152) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7561,79.3411,72.1176) |