Fairstar 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 | #945a56 |
| Complementary Color | #a96e6a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fairstar Color. The Polished Aqua color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Oarsman Blue (#648d95) for more calm effect. Try Wonder Land as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a96e6a is the best complementary color to Fairstar. 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 #6ba5a9 complementary color is Coral Tree, 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 Breaker Bay are #6aa98e and #6a85a9. Thus found on the left and right of #6ba5a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Forest and Bermuda Gray colors as they work well with Fairstar.
The split-complementary Fairstar palette consists of #a98e6a and #a96a85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a96e6a). Try Sandal and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #6ba5a9, 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 #6ba5a9 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 Fairstar. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fairstar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Wisteria, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #6ba5a9 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. Fairstar tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a96e6a) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Coral Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a96aa4 and #6aa96f.
In a RGB color space, hex #6ba5a9 is made of 24% red, 37% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Fairstar has a hue angle of 183.87°, a saturation of 26.5% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6ba5a9 is made of 24.31% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #6ba5a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,165,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 37%, 38% |
| CMYK | 24.31, 1.56, 0, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(183.87,26.5%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.87,36.69%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.0804,-17.7939,-8.0716) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.68,32.9006,42.4804) |