Kimono 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 | #927949 |
| Complementary Color | #b69d6c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (219.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kimono Color. The Croquet Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Moonshade (#5a6e9c) for more calm effect. Try Bluebonnet Frost as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b69d6c is the best complementary color to Kimono. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6d86b6 complementary color is Teak, 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 Ship Cove are #6caab6 and #786cb6. Thus found on the left and right of #6d86b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Deluge colors as they work well with Kimono.
The split-complementary Kimono palette consists of #aab66c and #b6786c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b69d6c). Try Green Smoke and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #6d86b6, 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 #6d86b6 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 Kimono. Thus Olivine and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kimono contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teak, Bouquet, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d86b6 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. Kimono tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b69d6c) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Teak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b66c85 and #6cb69d.
In a RGB color space, hex #6d86b6 is made of 26% red, 32% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Kimono has a hue angle of 219.45°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d86b6 is made of 28.62% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #6d86b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,134,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 32%, 43% |
| CMYK | 28.62, 18.82, 0, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(219.45,33.33%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(219.45,40.11%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.7648,3.485,-28.0582) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2753,23.6788,47.5997) |