Porch Song is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #a99073 |
| Complementary Color | #8c7356 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Porch Song Color. The Harbour color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Hemisphere (#5285a4) for more energetic effect. Try Perfect Periwinkle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8c7356 is the best complementary color to Porch Song. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #566f8c complementary color is Beaver, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waikawa Gray are #56898c and #58568c. Thus found on the left and right of #566f8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Porch Song.
The split-complementary Porch Song palette consists of #8a8c56 and #8c5856 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c7356). Try Clay Creek and Au Chico colors in combination with #566f8c, 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 #566f8c 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 Porch Song. Thus Highland and Au Chico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Porch Song contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beaver, Strikemaster, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #566f8c square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Porch Song tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8c7356) and two others. The Au Chico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Leaves – 120° from the complementary Beaver. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c566e and #568c73.
In a RGB color space, hex #566f8c is made of 26% red, 33% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Porch Song has a hue angle of 212.22°, a saturation of 23.89% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #566f8c is made of 21.17% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #566f8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(86,111,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 33%, 42% |
| CMYK | 21.17, 11.37, 0, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(212.22,23.89%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.22,38.57%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.9622,-1.4215,-18.8213) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2558,15.2408,27.0013) |