Pond Newt 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 | #b79498 |
| Complementary Color | #6a484c |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pond Newt Color. The Heavy Black Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aspen Valley (#687f7a) for more calm effect. Try Dark Reaper as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6a484c is the best complementary color to Pond Newt. 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 #486b67 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 #486a55 and #485d6a. Thus found on the left and right of #486b67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Fiord colors as they work well with Pond Newt.
The split-complementary Pond Newt palette consists of #6a5548 and #6a485d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a484c). Try Tobacco Brown and Eggplant colors in combination with #486b67, 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 #486b67 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 Pond Newt. Thus Go Ben and Mulled Wine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pond Newt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ferra, Mulled Wine, and Finch split by 90° on the color wheel. #486b67 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. Pond Newt tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#6a484c) and two others. The Mulled Wine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Axolotl – 120° from the complementary Ferra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66486a and #4c6a48.
In a RGB color space, hex #486b67 is made of 26% red, 38% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Pond Newt has a hue angle of 173.14°, a saturation of 19.55% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #486b67 is made of 13.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #486b67 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,107,103) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 38%, 37% |
| CMYK | 13.72, 0, 1.57, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(173.14,19.55%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.14,32.71%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.5703,-13.4754,-1.7787) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3784,12.8724,14.7696) |