Pickling Spice is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #302d4a |
| Complementary Color | #b8b5d1 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pickling Spice Color. The Silicone Serena color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Icepick (#dadcd0) for more calm effect. Try Garden Pebble as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8b5d1 is the best complementary color to Pickling Spice. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfd2b5 complementary color is Lavender Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Mist are #d1c6b5 and #c0d1b5. Thus found on the left and right of #cfd2b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Soft Amber and Pale Leaf colors as they work well with Pickling Spice.
The split-complementary Pickling Spice palette consists of #c6b5d1 and #b5c0d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8b5d1). Try Chatelle and Heather colors in combination with #cfd2b5, 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 #cfd2b5 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pickling Spice. Thus Thistle and Jungle Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pickling Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Gray, Jet Stream, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfd2b5 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid 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. Pickling Spice tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#b8b5d1) and two others. The Jungle Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Lavender Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5ced1 and #d1b8b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #cfd2b5 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pickling Spice has a hue angle of 66.21°, a saturation of 24.37% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfd2b5 is made of 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #cfd2b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,210,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 0, 11.37, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(66.21,24.37%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66.21,13.81%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.2815,-5.9971,14.0399) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.1192,62.6948,52.8069) |