Downy is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #902d41 |
| Complementary Color | #d26f83 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (167.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Downy Color. The Water Wonder color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Green Fluorite (#55bbaa) for more calm effect. Try Aruba Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d26f83 is the best complementary color to Downy. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6fd2be complementary color is Charm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Downy are #6fd28c and #6fb4d2. Thus found on the left and right of #6fd2be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pastel Green and Downy colors as they work well with Downy.
The split-complementary Downy palette consists of #d28c6f and #d26fb4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d26f83). Try Whiskey and Hopbush colors in combination with #6fd2be, 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 #6fd2be offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Downy. Thus Laser and Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Downy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Charm, True V, and Wild Willow split by 90° on the color wheel. #6fd2be square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Downy tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d26f83) and two others. The Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Charm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #be6fd2 and #83d26f.
In a RGB color space, hex #6fd2be is made of 22% red, 41% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Downy has a hue angle of 167.88°, a saturation of 52.38% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6fd2be is made of 38.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #6fd2be |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,210,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 41%, 37% |
| CMYK | 38.82, 0, 7.84, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(167.88,52.38%,62.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(167.88,47.14%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.9873,-33.9013,0.9224) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8964,53.1904,56.9319) |