Causeway 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 | #908770 |
| Complementary Color | #8f866f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Causeway Color. The Mysterious Night color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Manatee (#8d90a1) for more calm effect. Try Nightly as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8f866f is the best complementary color to Causeway. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6f788f complementary color is Olive Haze, 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 Slate Gray are #6f888f and #756f8f. Thus found on the left and right of #6f788f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Topaz colors as they work well with Causeway.
The split-complementary Causeway palette consists of #888f6f and #8f766f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f866f). Try Battleship Gray and Almond Frost colors in combination with #6f788f, 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 #6f788f 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 Causeway. Thus Camouflage Green and Opium giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Causeway contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olive Haze, Mountbatten Pink, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f788f 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. Causeway tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8f866f) and two others. The Opium is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Olive Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f6f77 and #6f8f86.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f788f is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Causeway has a hue angle of 223.13°, a saturation of 12.6% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f788f is made of 12.55% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #6f788f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,120,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 9.02, 0, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(223.13,12.6%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.13,22.38%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.4472,1.9389,-13.601) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2299,18.7956,28.6537) |