Shipyard is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #b0907a |
| Complementary Color | #85654f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shipyard Color. The Seal Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called San Juan (#445761) for more calm effect. Try America's Cup as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#85654f is the best complementary color to Shipyard. 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 #4f6f85 complementary color is Shadow, 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 Bismark are #4f8580 and #4f5385. Thus found on the left and right of #4f6f85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and East Bay colors as they work well with Shipyard.
The split-complementary Shipyard palette consists of #85804f and #854f53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#85654f). Try Shadow and Au Chico colors in combination with #4f6f85, 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 #4f6f85 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shipyard. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shipyard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Trendy Pink, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f6f85 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. Shipyard tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#85654f) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #854f6e and #4f8565.
In a RGB color space, hex #4f6f85 is made of 24% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Shipyard has a hue angle of 204.44°, a saturation of 25.47% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f6f85 is made of 21.18% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #4f6f85 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,111,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 34%, 41% |
| CMYK | 21.18, 8.63, 0, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(204.44,25.47%,41.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.44,40.6%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.2547,-5.4754,-15.7689) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1425,14.7246,24.3397) |