Allegiance 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 | #a59573 |
| Complementary Color | #8c7c59 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Allegiance Color. The Berwick Berry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Planet (#545e6a) for more calm effect. Try Nightshadow Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8c7c59 is the best complementary color to Allegiance. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a6a8c 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 #59838c and #63598c. Thus found on the left and right of #5a6a8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Kimberly colors as they work well with Allegiance.
The split-complementary Allegiance palette consists of #838c59 and #8c6359 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c7c59). Try Avocado and Beaver colors in combination with #5a6a8c, 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 #5a6a8c 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 Allegiance. Thus Highland and Au Chico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Allegiance contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Domino, Strikemaster, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a6a8c 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. Allegiance tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8c7c59) 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 #8c596a and #598c7c.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a6a8c is made of 27% red, 32% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Allegiance has a hue angle of 220.8°, a saturation of 21.74% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a6a8c is made of 19.61% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #5a6a8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,106,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 32%, 42% |
| CMYK | 19.61, 13.33, 0, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(220.8,21.74%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220.8,35.71%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.7662,2.7878,-20.636) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1041,14.3752,26.8423) |