Edward is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #a18182 |
| Complementary Color | #7e5e5f |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Edward Color. The Gunmetal Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tax Break (#496569) for more energetic effect. Try Undertow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7e5e5f is the best complementary color to Edward. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e7e7d complementary color is Russett, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cutty Sark are #5e7e6d and #5e6f7e. Thus found on the left and right of #5e7e7d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian Green and Shuttle Gray colors as they work well with Edward.
The split-complementary Edward palette consists of #7e6d5e and #7e5e6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e5e5f). Try Sand Dune and Falcon colors in combination with #5e7e7d, 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 #5e7e7d offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Edward. Thus Flax Smoke and Rum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Edward contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Russett, Dolphin, and Limed Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e7e7d square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Edward tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#7e5e5f) and two others. The Rum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glade Green – 120° from the complementary Russett. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d5e7e and #5f7e5e.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e7e7d is made of 27% red, 37% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Edward has a hue angle of 178.13°, a saturation of 14.55% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e7e7d is made of 12.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #5e7e7d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,126,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 37%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 0, 0.39, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(178.13,14.55%,43.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.13,25.4%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.4312,-11.5436,-3.1697) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7786,18.7821,22.1957) |