Plaudit is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c6ac93 |
| Complementary Color | #6c5239 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Plaudit Color. The Ship's Officer color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rainy Lake (#3f6c8f) for more energetic effect. Try Lake Stream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c5239 is the best complementary color to Plaudit. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #39536c complementary color is Shingle Fawn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #396c6b and #39396c. Thus found on the left and right of #39536c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and East Bay colors as they work well with Plaudit.
The split-complementary Plaudit palette consists of #6c6b39 and #6c3939 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c5239). Try Yellow Metal and Buccaneer colors in combination with #39536c, 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 #39536c 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 Plaudit. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plaudit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shingle Fawn, Voodoo, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #39536c square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plaudit tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6c5239) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Shingle Fawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c3952 and #396c52.
In a RGB color space, hex #39536c is made of 23% red, 33% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Plaudit has a hue angle of 209.41°, a saturation of 30.91% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #39536c is made of 20% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #39536c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(57,83,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 33%, 44% |
| CMYK | 20, 9.8, 0, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(209.41,30.91%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.41,47.22%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.2709,-2.3462,-17.448) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4874,8.1391,15.3637) |