Pine Strain 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 | #2a405a |
| Complementary Color | #a5bbd5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pine Strain Color. The Albuquerque color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Albescent White (#e1dacb) for more calm effect. Try Peanut Butter Crust as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a5bbd5 is the best complementary color to Pine Strain. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d5bfa5 complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Akaroa are #d5a7a5 and #d3d5a5. Thus found on the left and right of #d5bfa5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Akaroa colors as they work well with Pine Strain.
The split-complementary Pine Strain palette consists of #a7a5d5 and #a5d3d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5bbd5). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #d5bfa5, 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 #d5bfa5 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 Pine Strain. Thus East Side and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pine Strain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5bfa5 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. Pine Strain tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a5bbd5) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5d5bf and #d5a5ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5bfa5 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pine Strain has a hue angle of 32.5°, a saturation of 36.36% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5bfa5 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d5bfa5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,191,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 18.82, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(32.5,36.36%,74.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.5,22.54%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.5342,3.7135,15.9622) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8629,54.1243,43.2582) |