Pinch of Pistachio is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #223 |
| Complementary Color | #ccd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pinch of Pistachio Color. The Longbeard Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Comforting Grey (#c5c3b4) for more calm effect. Try Eaves as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ccd is the best complementary color to Pinch of Pistachio. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddc complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ddd4cc and #d4ddcc. Thus found on the left and right of #ddc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Pinch of Pistachio.
The split-complementary Pinch of Pistachio palette consists of #d4ccdd and #ccd4dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccd). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #ddc, 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 #ddc offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pinch of Pistachio. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pinch of Pistachio contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Paris White, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddc square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool 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. Pinch of Pistachio tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#ccd) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdd and #dcc.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddddcc is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pinch of Pistachio has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddddcc is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddddcc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,221,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 6.67, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(60,20%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,7.69%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.7006,-2.9413,8.3375) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.5743,71.4447,67.4081) |