Spelunking is pale, 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 | #cab9a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5e4d34 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Spelunking Color. The Chinese Porcelain 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 Loyalty (#4e6175) for more calm effect. Try Plum Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e4d34 is the best complementary color to Spelunking. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #35465e complementary color is Millbrook, 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 Pickled Bluewood are #345a5e and #38345e. Thus found on the left and right of #35465e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spectra and Martinique colors as they work well with Spelunking.
The split-complementary Spelunking palette consists of #5a5e34 and #5e3834 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e4d34). Try Verdigris and Congo Brown colors in combination with #35465e, 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 #35465e 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 Spelunking. Thus Chalet Green and Congo Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spelunking contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Cosmic, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #35465e 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. Spelunking tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#5e4d34) and two others. The Congo Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e3445 and #345e4d.
In a RGB color space, hex #35465e is made of 24% red, 32% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Spelunking has a hue angle of 215.12°, a saturation of 27.89% and a lightness of 28.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #35465e is made of 16.08% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #35465e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,70,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 32%, 43% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 9.41, 0, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(215.12,27.89%,28.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.12,43.62%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.2742,0.3201,-16.3093) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6787,5.9454,11.4379) |