Pistachio Shell is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #283044 |
| Complementary Color | #bbc3d7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pistachio Shell Color. The Semolina 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 saturated alternative called Veranda Hills (#ccb994) for more energetic effect. Try Warm Neutral as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bbc3d7 is the best complementary color to Pistachio Shell. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d7cfbb complementary color is Blue Haze, 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 Sisal are #d7c1bb and #d1d7bb. Thus found on the left and right of #d7cfbb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Pistachio Shell.
The split-complementary Pistachio Shell palette consists of #c1bbd7 and #bbd1d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbc3d7). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d7cfbb, 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 #d7cfbb 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 Pistachio Shell. Thus Lavender Gray and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pistachio Shell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Surf, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7cfbb 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. Pistachio Shell tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bbc3d7) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wafer – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbd7cf and #d7bbc3.
In a RGB color space, hex #d7cfbb is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pistachio Shell has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 25.93% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7cfbb is made of 0% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #d7cfbb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,207,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.13, 10.98, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(42.86,25.93%,78.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.86,13.02%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.2635,-0.6,10.9199) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3068,62.6606,55.9826) |