Tempest 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 | #867c64 |
| Complementary Color | #9b9178 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tempest Color. The Dame Dignity 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 saturated alternative called Foghorn (#909fb2) for more energetic effect. Try Draw Your Sword as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9b9178 is the best complementary color to Tempest. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #79839b 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 Waterloo are #78939b and #80789b. Thus found on the left and right of #79839b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Waterloo colors as they work well with Tempest.
The split-complementary Tempest palette consists of #939b78 and #9b8078 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b9178). Try Gurkha and Pharlap colors in combination with #79839b, 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 #79839b 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 Tempest. Thus Battleship Gray and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tempest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Oyster, Mountbatten Pink, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #79839b 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. Tempest tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9b9178) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Nymph – 120° from the complementary Pale Oyster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b7882 and #789b91.
In a RGB color space, hex #79839b is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Tempest has a hue angle of 222.35°, a saturation of 14.53% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #79839b is made of 13.33% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #79839b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(121,131,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 9.41, 0, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(222.35,14.53%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.35,21.94%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.7247,1.7648,-14.0523) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9179,22.6641,34.2298) |