Buoyant is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #9a8f81 |
| Complementary Color | #7d7365 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Buoyant Color. The Great Coat Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Edge of Black (#54585e) for more calm effect. Try Rainmaker as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7d7365 is the best complementary color to Buoyant. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #65707e complementary color is Sandstone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pale Sky are #657c7d and #66657d. Thus found on the left and right of #65707e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Dolphin colors as they work well with Buoyant.
The split-complementary Buoyant palette consists of #7c7d65 and #7d6665 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d7365). Try Flax Smoke and Spicy Pink colors in combination with #65707e, 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 #65707e offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Buoyant. Thus Limed Ash and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buoyant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandstone, Old Lavender, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #65707e square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Buoyant tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#7d7365) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Sandstone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d656f and #657d73.
In a RGB color space, hex #65707e is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Buoyant has a hue angle of 213.6°, a saturation of 11.01% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #65707e is made of 9.8% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #65707e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,112,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 5.49, 0, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(213.6,11.01%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.6,19.84%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.7921,-0.894,-9.121) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9269,15.8614,22.0135) |