Farrago is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
Inverse Color | #ba9091 |
Complementary Color | #6f4446 |
Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.57° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 35.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Farrago Color. The Mediterranea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cretan Green (#598784) for more calm effect. Try Oracle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f4446 is the best complementary color to Farrago. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #456f6e complementary color is Ferra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cutty Sark are #446f59 and #445a6f. Thus found on the left and right of #456f6e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Como and Fiord colors as they work well with Farrago.
The split-complementary Farrago palette consists of #6f5944 and #6f445b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f4446). Try Tobacco Brown and Eggplant colors in combination with #456f6e, 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 #456f6e offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Farrago. Thus Go Ben and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Farrago contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ferra, Mulled Wine, and Dingley split by 90° on the color wheel. #456f6e square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Farrago tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#6f4446) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern Green – 120° from the complementary Ferra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d446f and #456f44.
In a RGB color space, hex #456f6e is made of 24% red, 38% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Farrago has a hue angle of 178.57°, a saturation of 23.33% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #456f6e is made of 16.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
HEX | #456f6e |
RGB Decimal | rgb(69,111,110) |
RGB Percentage | 24%, 38%, 38% |
CMYK | 16.47, 0, 0.39, 56.47 |
HSL | hsl(178.57,23.33%,35.29%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.57,37.84%,43.53%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(43.8866,-14.816,-4.0825) |
XYZ | xyz(10.9532,13.7599,16.8305) |