Thundercloud is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #967a76 |
| Complementary Color | #896d69 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Thundercloud Color. The Millennium Silver color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brooding Storm (#5e6d6e) for more calm effect. Try American River as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#896d69 is the best complementary color to Thundercloud. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #698589 complementary color is Opium, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Juniper are #69897c and #697589. Thus found on the left and right of #698589 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian Green and Pale Sky colors as they work well with Thundercloud.
The split-complementary Thundercloud palette consists of #897c69 and #896974 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#896d69). Try Makara and Falcon colors in combination with #698589, 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 #698589 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Thundercloud. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Thundercloud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opium, Rum, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #698589 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Thundercloud tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#896d69) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Opium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #896985 and #69896c.
In a RGB color space, hex #698589 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Thundercloud has a hue angle of 187.5°, a saturation of 13.22% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #698589 is made of 12.55% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #698589 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,133,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 1.57, 0, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(187.5,13.22%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.5,23.36%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.5833,-8.9732,-5.4401) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7286,21.5845,26.846) |