Kentucky is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #9c6a40 |
| Complementary Color | #bf8d62 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kentucky Color. The Meadow Blossom Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Into the Blue (#4f7ba7) for more calm effect. Try Parkwater as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bf8d62 is the best complementary color to Kentucky. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6395bf complementary color is Twine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hippie Blue are #62bfbb and #6266bf. Thus found on the left and right of #6395bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Kentucky.
The split-complementary Kentucky palette consists of #bfbb62 and #bf6266 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bf8d62). Try Celery and Contessa colors in combination with #6395bf, 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 #6395bf offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kentucky. Thus Olivine and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kentucky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Twine, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #6395bf square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kentucky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bf8d62) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Twine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bf6294 and #62bf8d.
In a RGB color space, hex #6395bf is made of 23% red, 34% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Kentucky has a hue angle of 207.39°, a saturation of 41.82% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6395bf is made of 36.08% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #6395bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(99,149,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 34%, 44% |
| CMYK | 36.08, 16.47, 0, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(207.39,41.82%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.39,48.17%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.8066,-5.1295,-26.9651) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.297,27.9091,53.3439) |