Lead Cast is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #937f63 |
| Complementary Color | #9c886c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lead Cast Color. The Urban Vibes color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Moonlight Blue (#506886) for more energetic effect. Try Dana as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9c886c is the best complementary color to Lead Cast. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c809c complementary color is Arrowtown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lynch are #6c989c and #706c9c. Thus found on the left and right of #6c809c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gothic and Kimberly colors as they work well with Lead Cast.
The split-complementary Lead Cast palette consists of #989c6c and #9c706c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c886c). Try Gurkha and Copper Rose colors in combination with #6c809c, 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 #6c809c offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lead Cast. Thus Highland and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lead Cast contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Arrowtown, Strikemaster, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c809c square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lead Cast tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9c886c) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Arrowtown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9c6c7f and #6c9c88.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c809c is made of 28% red, 33% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Lead Cast has a hue angle of 215°, a saturation of 19.51% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c809c is made of 18.83% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #6c809c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,128,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 40% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 10.98, 0, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(215,19.51%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215,30.77%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.9788,-0.4026,-17.3692) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9043,21.0268,34.462) |