Lynch is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #968276 |
| Complementary Color | #897569 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lynch Color. The Silver Fir Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Stormy Weather (#58646d) for more calm effect. Try Midnight Show as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#897569 is the best complementary color to Lynch. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #697d89 complementary color is Americano, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Slate Gray are #698985 and #696c89. Thus found on the left and right of #697d89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Lynch.
The split-complementary Lynch palette consists of #898569 and #89696d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#897569). Try Olive Haze and Opium colors in combination with #697d89, 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 #697d89 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lynch. Thus Camouflage Green and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lynch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Americano, Rum, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #697d89 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lynch tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#897569) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Americano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89697c and #698975.
In a RGB color space, hex #697d89 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Lynch has a hue angle of 202.5°, a saturation of 13.22% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #697d89 is made of 12.55% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #697d89 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,125,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 4.71, 0, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(202.5,13.22%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.5,23.36%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.2402,-4.4372,-8.9304) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6747,19.4766,26.4947) |