Stonewash 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 | #8b7f65 |
| Complementary Color | #9a8e73 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stonewash Color. The Classic Cloud color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Velvet Morning (#60688d) for more energetic effect. Try Dapper Greyhound as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9a8e73 is the best complementary color to Stonewash. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #74809a complementary color is Pale Oyster, 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 Lynch are #73939a and #7a739a. Thus found on the left and right of #74809a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Kimberly colors as they work well with Stonewash.
The split-complementary Stonewash palette consists of #939a73 and #9a7b73 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a8e73). Try Gurkha and Pharlap colors in combination with #74809a, 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 #74809a 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 Stonewash. Thus Battleship Gray and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stonewash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Oyster, Mountbatten Pink, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #74809a 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. Stonewash tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9a8e73) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Pale Oyster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a737f and #739a8e.
In a RGB color space, hex #74809a is made of 29% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Stonewash has a hue angle of 221.05°, a saturation of 15.83% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #74809a is made of 14.9% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #74809a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,128,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 32%, 39% |
| CMYK | 14.9, 10.19, 0, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(221.05,15.83%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.05,24.68%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.4757,1.6241,-15.3999) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7544,21.4844,33.6249) |