Wanderlust Color

#426267

Wanderlust is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #bd9d98
Complementary Color #674742
Color Shade: mid cyan (188.11° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.14% (better contrasting with white)
Wanderlust Color Sample
Wanderlust Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #426267

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wanderlust Color. The Becker Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mediterranean (#60797d) for more calm effect. Try Winter Balsam as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#674742 is the best complementary color to Wanderlust. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #426267 complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of William are #426759 and #424f67. Thus found on the left and right of #426267 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Fiord colors as they work well with Wanderlust.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wanderlust palette consists of #675942 and #67424f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#674742). Try Tobacco Brown and Eggplant colors in combination with #426267, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #426267 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wanderlust. Thus Finch and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wanderlust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Mulled Wine, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #426267 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wanderlust tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#674742) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Axolotl – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #674262 and #426747.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #426267 is made of 25% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Wanderlust has a hue angle of 188.11°, a saturation of 21.89% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #426267 is made of 14.51% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black ink.

HEX #426267
RGB Decimal rgb(66,98,103)
RGB Percentage 25%, 37%, 39%
CMYK 14.51, 1.96, 0, 59.61
HSL hsl(188.11,21.89%,33.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(188.11,35.92%,40.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.3656,-10.2205,-6.5646)
XYZ xyz(9.0626,10.8729,14.453)
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