Old Nan Yarn is calm, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #a1a769 |
| Complementary Color | #909658 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (245.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Nan Yarn Color. The Purple Spire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Purple Mountain Majesty (#7a70a8) for more calm effect. Try Hyacinth Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#909658 is the best complementary color to Old Nan Yarn. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e5896 complementary color is Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scampi are #587196 and #7c5896. Thus found on the left and right of #5e5896 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Waikawa Gray and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Old Nan Yarn.
The split-complementary Old Nan Yarn palette consists of #719658 and #967c58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#909658). Try Asparagus and Leather colors in combination with #5e5896, 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 #5e5896 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Nan Yarn. Thus Fruit Salad and Au Chico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Nan Yarn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Asparagus, Au Chico, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e5896 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Nan Yarn tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#909658) and two others. The Au Chico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Horizon – 120° from the complementary Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #965d58 and #589096.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e5896 is made of 28% red, 27% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Old Nan Yarn has a hue angle of 245.81°, a saturation of 26.05% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e5896 is made of 21.96% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #5e5896 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,88,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 27%, 45% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 24.31, 0, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(245.81,26.05%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(245.81,41.33%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.5099,18.0113,-33.2414) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6108,11.5611,30.3683) |