Kindred is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #8e5d2b |
| Complementary Color | #d4a370 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kindred Color. The Blue Grouse color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sleeping Easy (#98bddd) for more calm effect. Try Simply Posh as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d4a370 is the best complementary color to Kindred. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #71a2d4 complementary color is Whiskey, 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 Danube are #70d3d4 and #7170d4. Thus found on the left and right of #71a2d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Kindred.
The split-complementary Kindred palette consists of #d3d470 and #d47170 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4a370). Try Tacha and New York Pink colors in combination with #71a2d4, 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 #71a2d4 offers a combination of yellow green and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kindred. Thus Feijoa and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kindred contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whiskey, Orchid, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #71a2d4 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. Kindred tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d4a370) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Downy – 120° from the complementary Whiskey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d470a2 and #70d4a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #71a2d4 is made of 23% red, 33% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Kindred has a hue angle of 210.3°, a saturation of 53.51% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #71a2d4 is made of 38.83% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #71a2d4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,162,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 33%, 44% |
| CMYK | 38.83, 19.61, 0, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(210.3,53.51%,63.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.3,46.7%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.0457,-2.9035,-30.5505) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.614,34.1048,67.204) |