Colony 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 | #985e6a |
| Complementary Color | #a06772 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (167.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Colony Color. The Privet Hedge color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wintergreen Dream (#56887d) for more calm effect. Try Cascade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a06772 is the best complementary color to Colony. 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 #67a195 complementary color is Coral Tree, 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 #67a077 and #678fa0. Thus found on the left and right of #67a195 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Forest and Gothic colors as they work well with Colony.
The split-complementary Colony palette consists of #a07767 and #a0678f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a06772). Try Toast and Strikemaster colors in combination with #67a195, 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 #67a195 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 Colony. Thus Sandal and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Colony contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Kimberly, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #67a195 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Colony tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a06772) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Coral Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9467a0 and #72a067.
In a RGB color space, hex #67a195 is made of 25% red, 39% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Colony has a hue angle of 167.59°, a saturation of 23.58% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #67a195 is made of 22.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #67a195 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(103,161,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 39%, 36% |
| CMYK | 22.75, 0, 4.71, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(167.59,23.58%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(167.59,36.02%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.1201,-21.738,0.2429) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7632,30.5432,33.0767) |