Chinese Lacquer 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 | #9f383d |
| Complementary Color | #c75f64 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Lacquer Color. The Disc Jockey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fountain Blue (#56b4be) for more calm effect. Try Shinbashi as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c75f64 is the best complementary color to Chinese Lacquer. 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 #60c7c2 complementary color is Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, 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 Downy are #5fc78e and #5f98c7. Thus found on the left and right of #60c7c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Danube colors as they work well with Chinese Lacquer.
The split-complementary Chinese Lacquer palette consists of #c78e5f and #c75f98 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c75f64). Try Antique Brass and Hopbush colors in combination with #60c7c2, 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 #60c7c2 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 Chinese Lacquer. Thus Sundance and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Lacquer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, Amethyst, and Celery split by 90° on the color wheel. #60c7c2 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. Chinese Lacquer tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c75f64) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c25fc7 and #64c75f.
In a RGB color space, hex #60c7c2 is made of 20% red, 41% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Lacquer has a hue angle of 177.09°, a saturation of 47.91% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #60c7c2 is made of 40.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #60c7c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,199,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 41%, 40% |
| CMYK | 40.39, 0, 1.96, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(177.09,47.91%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.09,51.76%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.3358,-31.0477,-6.6639) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9849,47.2287,58.3111) |