Elmer's Echo is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #d9bf99 |
| Complementary Color | #664c26 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Elmer's Echo Color. The Venice Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bluey (#375978) for more calm effect. Try Tidal Wave as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#664c26 is the best complementary color to Elmer's Echo. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #264066 complementary color is Dallas, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cello are #266066 and #2c2666. Thus found on the left and right of #264066 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casal and Jacarta colors as they work well with Elmer's Echo.
The split-complementary Elmer's Echo palette consists of #606626 and #662c26 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#664c26). Try Crete and Irish Coffee colors in combination with #264066, 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 #264066 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Elmer's Echo. Thus Woodland and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elmer's Echo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dallas, Finn, and Green Pea split by 90° on the color wheel. #264066 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Elmer's Echo tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#664c26) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Dallas. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #662640 and #26664c.
In a RGB color space, hex #264066 is made of 19% red, 31% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Elmer's Echo has a hue angle of 215.63°, a saturation of 45.71% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #264066 is made of 25.1% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #264066 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(38,64,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 31%, 50% |
| CMYK | 25.1, 14.9, 0, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(215.63,45.71%,27.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.63,62.75%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.8432,3.0644,-25.3108) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.031,5.0382,13.2777) |