French Court 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 | #95715d |
| Complementary Color | #a27d69 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to French Court Color. The Space Convoy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Plate (#5b7a9c) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Drifter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a27d69 is the best complementary color to French Court. 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 #6a8ea2 complementary color is Toast, 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 Bermuda Gray are #69a299 and #6972a2. Thus found on the left and right of #6a8ea2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Kimberly colors as they work well with French Court.
The split-complementary French Court palette consists of #a29969 and #a26972 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a27d69). Try Sandal and Coral Tree colors in combination with #6a8ea2, 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 #6a8ea2 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 French Court. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Court contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Toast, Trendy Pink, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a8ea2 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. French Court tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a27d69) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Toast. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2698e and #69a27d.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a8ea2 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode French Court has a hue angle of 201.43°, a saturation of 23.14% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a8ea2 is made of 21.96% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #6a8ea2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,142,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 35%, 40% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 7.84, 0, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(201.43,23.14%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.43,34.57%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.0937,-7.4215,-14.5956) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1384,25.0188,37.8447) |