Head Over Heels 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 | #9fa68d |
| Complementary Color | #6b7259 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (256.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Head Over Heels Color. The Ritual color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Windsor Grey (#626066) for more calm effect. Try Mulberry Mauve Black as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b7259 is the best complementary color to Head Over Heels. 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 #605972 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 Smoky are #595e72 and #6c5972. Thus found on the left and right of #605972 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Comet and Salt Box colors as they work well with Head Over Heels.
The split-complementary Head Over Heels palette consists of #5e7259 and #726c59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b7259). Try Cactus and Crocodile colors in combination with #605972, 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 #605972 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 Head Over Heels. Thus Finlandia and Pine Cone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Head Over Heels contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Siam, Zambezi, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #605972 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. Head Over Heels tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#6b7259) 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 #726059 and #596a72.
In a RGB color space, hex #605972 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Head Over Heels has a hue angle of 256.8°, a saturation of 12.32% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #605972 is made of 7.06% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #605972 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,89,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 30%, 38% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 9.81, 0, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(256.8,12.32%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(256.8,21.93%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.3207,8.3708,-13.174) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4335,10.8465,17.4106) |