Baritone 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 | #8f716a |
| Complementary Color | #95766f |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Baritone Color. The Phantom color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pompeius Blue (#77a8ab) for more energetic effect. Try Hampton Surf as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#95766f is the best complementary color to Baritone. 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 #708e95 complementary color is Almond Frost, 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 Juniper are #6f9589 and #6f7b95. Thus found on the left and right of #708e95 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Slate Gray colors as they work well with Baritone.
The split-complementary Baritone palette consists of #95896f and #956f7b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#95766f). Try Arrowtown and Bazaar colors in combination with #708e95, 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 #708e95 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 Baritone. Thus Avocado and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Baritone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Almond Frost, Trendy Pink, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #708e95 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. Baritone tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#95766f) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Almond Frost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #956f8d and #6f9576.
In a RGB color space, hex #708e95 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Baritone has a hue angle of 191.35°, a saturation of 14.86% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #708e95 is made of 14.51% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #708e95 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,142,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 2.74, 0, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(191.35,14.86%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.35,24.83%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.0371,-8.8471,-7.1895) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7799,24.9607,32.1037) |