Avalon 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 | #866469 |
| Complementary Color | #9b787d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (171.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Avalon Color. The Stone Fence 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 Studio Blue Green (#6d817b) for more calm effect. Try Portsmouth as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9b787d is the best complementary color to Avalon. 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 #799b96 complementary color is Bazaar, 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 Sea Nymph are #789b85 and #788e9b. Thus found on the left and right of #799b96 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oxley and Regent Gray colors as they work well with Avalon.
The split-complementary Avalon palette consists of #9b8578 and #9b788e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b787d). Try Pale Oyster and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #799b96, 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 #799b96 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 Avalon. Thus Gurkha and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Avalon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bazaar, Waterloo , and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #799b96 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. Avalon tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#9b787d) and two others. The Mamba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amulet – 120° from the complementary Bazaar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96789b and #7d9b78.
In a RGB color space, hex #799b96 is made of 28% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Avalon has a hue angle of 171.18°, a saturation of 14.53% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #799b96 is made of 13.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #799b96 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(121,155,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 0, 1.96, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(171.18,14.53%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(171.18,21.94%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.4029,-12.7983,-1.2485) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1115,29.7096,33.2652) |