Crowning is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #a5b093 |
| Complementary Color | #616c4f |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (262.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Crowning Color. The Emperor Jewel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fashionista (#66616f) for more calm effect. Try Classic Waltz as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#616c4f is the best complementary color to Crowning. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a4f6c complementary color is Siam, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #4f526c and #684f6c. Thus found on the left and right of #5a4f6c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Comet and Salt Box colors as they work well with Crowning.
The split-complementary Crowning palette consists of #526c4f and #6c684f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#616c4f). Try Axolotl and Go Ben colors in combination with #5a4f6c, 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 #5a4f6c offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crowning. Thus Finlandia and Pine Cone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crowning contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Siam, Ferra, and Cutty Sark split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a4f6c square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crowning tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#616c4f) and two others. The Pine Cone is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shuttle Gray – 120° from the complementary Siam. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c5a4f and #4f616c.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a4f6c is made of 32% red, 29% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Crowning has a hue angle of 262.76°, a saturation of 15.51% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a4f6c is made of 7.06% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #5a4f6c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,79,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 29%, 39% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 11.37, 0, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(262.76,15.51%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(262.76,26.85%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.6906,11.0079,-15.0437) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7192,8.8483,15.383) |