Pale Flower 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 | #967554 |
| Complementary Color | #ab8a69 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Flower Color. The Blue Jacket color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Canary Wharf (#91a1b5) for more calm effect. Try Silver Skate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ab8a69 is the best complementary color to Pale Flower. 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 #698aab complementary color is Sandal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bermuda Gray are #69aaab and #6969ab. Thus found on the left and right of #698aab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Scampi colors as they work well with Pale Flower.
The split-complementary Pale Flower palette consists of #aaab69 and #ab6969 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ab8a69). Try Green Smoke and Coral Tree colors in combination with #698aab, 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 #698aab 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 Pale Flower. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pale Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandal, Bouquet, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #698aab square combo is a palette of cool cyan, mid 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. Pale Flower tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ab8a69) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Sandal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ab698a and #69ab8a.
In a RGB color space, hex #698aab is made of 25% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Flower has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 28.21% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #698aab is made of 25.88% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #698aab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,138,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 25.88, 12.94, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(210,28.21%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,38.6%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.2082,-3.0202,-21.1032) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2649,24.1205,42.0103) |