Pauley is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #9d6e6e |
| Complementary Color | #906262 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pauley Color. The Solution color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Breaker Bay (#517b78) for more energetic effect. Try Eye Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#906262 is the best complementary color to Pauley. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #629191 complementary color is Copper Rose, 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 Patina are #629079 and #627990. Thus found on the left and right of #629191 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian Green and Lynch colors as they work well with Pauley.
The split-complementary Pauley palette consists of #907962 and #906279 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#906262). Try Cement and Strikemaster colors in combination with #629191, 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 #629191 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 Pauley. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pauley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rose, Rum, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #629191 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pauley tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#906262) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glade Green – 120° from the complementary Copper Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #906290 and #629062.
In a RGB color space, hex #629191 is made of 25% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Pauley has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 19.34% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #629191 is made of 18.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #629191 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(98,145,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 37%, 37% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 0, 0, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(180,19.34%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,32.41%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.9698,-15.7819,-5.0854) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2732,24.8918,30.5241) |