Pine Water 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 | #1a182a |
| Complementary Color | #d7d5e6 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pine Water Color. The Blanca Peak color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ultra Pure White (#f8f8f3) for more calm effect. Try Whitest White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d7d5e6 is the best complementary color to Pine Water. 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 #e5e7d5 complementary color is Mischka, 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 Satin Linen are #e6e0d5 and #dce6d5. Thus found on the left and right of #e5e7d5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pearl Bush and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with Pine Water.
The split-complementary Pine Water palette consists of #dfd5e6 and #d5dce6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7d5e6). Try Snuff and Geyser colors in combination with #e5e7d5, 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 #e5e7d5 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 Pine Water. Thus Twilight and Geyser giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pine Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Paris White, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5e7d5 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. Pine Water tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#d7d5e6) and two others. The Geyser is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wafer – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5e4e6 and #e6d7d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5e7d5 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pine Water has a hue angle of 66.67°, a saturation of 27.27% and a lightness of 87.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5e7d5 is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e5e7d5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,231,213) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0, 7.06, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(66.67,27.27%,87.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66.67,7.79%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.0593,-3.7795,8.5203) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.8993,78.6139,74.2826) |