French Diamond 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 | #a68e6e |
| Complementary Color | #917959 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to French Diamond Color. The Sailor color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Yankee Doodle (#4d5a6b) for more calm effect. Try New Steel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#917959 is the best complementary color to French Diamond. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #597191 complementary color is Domino, 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 #598d91 and #5c5991. Thus found on the left and right of #597191 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with French Diamond.
The split-complementary French Diamond palette consists of #8d9159 and #915c59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#917959). Try Avocado and Au Chico colors in combination with #597191, 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 #597191 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 French Diamond. Thus Asparagus and Au Chico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Diamond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Domino, Strikemaster, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #597191 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. French Diamond tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#917959) and two others. The Au Chico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Domino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #915970 and #599179.
In a RGB color space, hex #597191 is made of 26% red, 33% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode French Diamond has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 23.93% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #597191 is made of 21.96% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #597191 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(89,113,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 33%, 42% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 12.55, 0, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(214.29,23.93%,45.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.29,38.62%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.9462,-0.3055,-20.2616) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1358,15.9784,29.0745) |