Folk Song Color

#65a19f

Folk Song 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 #9a5e60
Complementary Color #a16466
Color Shade: warm cyan (178° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.37% (better contrasting with white)
Folk Song Color Sample
Folk Song Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #65a19f

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Folk Song Color. The Winter Surf 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 soft alternative called Steel Teal (#5f8a8b) for more calm effect. Try Lochinvar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a16466 is the best complementary color to Folk Song. 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 #65a19f complementary color is Coral Tree, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Breaker Bay are #64a181 and #6484a1. Thus found on the left and right of #65a19f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Forest and Hoki colors as they work well with Folk Song.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Folk Song palette consists of #a18164 and #a16484 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a16466). Try Sandal and Strikemaster colors in combination with #65a19f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #65a19f 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 Folk Song. Thus Green Smoke and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Folk Song contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Deluge, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #65a19f square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Folk Song tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a16466) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Coral Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e64a1 and #66a164.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #65a19f is made of 24% red, 38% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Folk Song has a hue angle of 178°, a saturation of 24.19% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #65a19f is made of 23.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 36.86% black ink.

HEX #65a19f
RGB Decimal rgb(101,161,159)
RGB Percentage 24%, 38%, 38%
CMYK 23.53, 0, 0.79, 36.86
HSL hsl(178,24.19%,51.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(178,37.27%,63.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.3042,-19.8741,-5.1261)
XYZ xyz(24.3697,30.7596,37.4537)
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