Wind Cave is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #979384 |
| Complementary Color | #7a7768 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (227.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Wind Cave Color. The Inky Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Modest Mauve (#838492) for more calm effect. Try Stand Out as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7a7768 is the best complementary color to Wind Cave. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #686c7b complementary color is Pablo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shuttle Gray are #68757a and #6d687a. Thus found on the left and right of #686c7b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Dolphin colors as they work well with Wind Cave.
The split-complementary Wind Cave palette consists of #757a68 and #7a6d68 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a7768). Try Limed Ash and Sandstone colors in combination with #686c7b, 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 #686c7b offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wind Cave. Thus Willow Grove and Spicy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wind Cave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pablo, Fedora, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #686c7b square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wind Cave tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#7a7768) and two others. The Spicy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sirocco – 120° from the complementary Pablo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a686b and #687a77.
In a RGB color space, hex #686c7b is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Wind Cave has a hue angle of 227.37°, a saturation of 8.37% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #686c7b is made of 7.46% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #686c7b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(104,108,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 7.46, 5.89, 0, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(227.37,8.37%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(227.37,15.45%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.7685,1.8194,-8.8378) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6466,15.0982,20.8812) |