Menacing Clouds 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 | #968775 |
| Complementary Color | #8a7b69 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Menacing Clouds Color. The Calligraphy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Thames Dusk (#62676a) for more calm effect. Try Nightly as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8a7b69 is the best complementary color to Menacing Clouds. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #69788a complementary color is Makara, 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 Slate Gray are #69888a and #6a698a. Thus found on the left and right of #69788a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Menacing Clouds.
The split-complementary Menacing Clouds palette consists of #888a69 and #8a6a69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a7b69). Try Avocado and Opium colors in combination with #69788a, 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 #69788a 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 Menacing Clouds. Thus Camouflage Green and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Menacing Clouds contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Makara, Strikemaster, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #69788a 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. Menacing Clouds tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8a7b69) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Makara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a6977 and #698a7b.
In a RGB color space, hex #69788a is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Menacing Clouds has a hue angle of 212.73°, a saturation of 13.58% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #69788a is made of 12.94% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #69788a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,120,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 7.06, 0, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(212.73,13.58%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.73,23.91%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.8234,-1.2943,-11.6458) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1296,18.2712,26.6686) |