Chicory Flower 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 | #998765 |
| Complementary Color | #9a8766 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (219.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chicory Flower Color. The Papilio Argeotus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lucid Blue (#7e8d9f) for more calm effect. Try Blueberry Soda as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9a8766 is the best complementary color to Chicory Flower. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #66789a complementary color is Domino, 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 Lynch are #66929a and #6d669a. Thus found on the left and right of #66789a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gothic and Kimberly colors as they work well with Chicory Flower.
The split-complementary Chicory Flower palette consists of #929a66 and #9a6d66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a8766). Try Avocado and Copper Rose colors in combination with #66789a, 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 #66789a 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 Chicory Flower. Thus Highland and Copper Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chicory Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Domino, Strikemaster, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #66789a 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. Chicory Flower tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9a8766) and two others. The Copper Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Domino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a6678 and #669a87.
In a RGB color space, hex #66789a is made of 27% red, 32% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Chicory Flower has a hue angle of 219.23°, a saturation of 20.47% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66789a is made of 20.39% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #66789a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,120,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 32%, 41% |
| CMYK | 20.39, 13.33, 0, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(219.23,20.47%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(219.23,33.77%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.205,1.918,-20.4807) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0287,18.5908,33.21) |