Pine Nut 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 | #15253d |
| Complementary Color | #c1d1ea |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pine Nut Color. The Fabulous Fawn 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 Dromedary (#e3c295) for more energetic effect. Try Brown-Bag-It as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c1d1ea is the best complementary color to Pine Nut. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eadac2 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Double Spanish White are #eac5c1 and #e5eac1. Thus found on the left and right of #eadac2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Fall Green colors as they work well with Pine Nut.
The split-complementary Pine Nut palette consists of #c5c1ea and #c1e5ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1d1ea). Try Prelude and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #eadac2, 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 #eadac2 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 Nut. Thus Prelude and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pine Nut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #eadac2 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 Nut tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c1d1ea) and two others. The Jagged Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1eada and #eac1d1.
In a RGB color space, hex #eadac2 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pine Nut has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 48.78% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eadac2 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #eadac2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,218,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 15.68, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(36,48.78%,83.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,17.09%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.742,1.6455,13.7908) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.7407,71.5303,61.2226) |