Flyway 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 | #a24c2b |
| Complementary Color | #d47d5c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Flyway Color. The Viking color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tall Waves (#5c9bcc) for more calm effect. Try Galleon Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d47d5c is the best complementary color to Flyway. 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 #5db3d4 complementary color is Japonica, 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 Shakespeare are #5cd4b9 and #5c77d4. Thus found on the left and right of #5db3d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Danube colors as they work well with Flyway.
The split-complementary Flyway palette consists of #d4b95c and #d45c77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d47d5c). Try Tacha and Cranberry colors in combination with #5db3d4, 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 #5db3d4 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 Flyway. Thus Conifer and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flyway contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japonica, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #5db3d4 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. Flyway tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d47d5c) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Japonica. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d45cb3 and #5cd47d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5db3d4 is made of 19% red, 37% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Flyway has a hue angle of 196.64°, a saturation of 58.05% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5db3d4 is made of 46.67% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #5db3d4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,179,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 37%, 44% |
| CMYK | 46.67, 12.94, 0, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(196.64,58.05%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.64,56.13%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.983,-16.604,-24.5683) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.518,39.3208,68.1632) |