Post Boy is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #856652 |
| Complementary Color | #ad8e7a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Post Boy Color. The Blue Beads color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sapphired (#5b82a6) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Boater as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ad8e7a is the best complementary color to Post Boy. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7a99ad complementary color is Sandrift, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bali Hai are #7aada7 and #7a7fad. Thus found on the left and right of #7a99ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Post Boy.
The split-complementary Post Boy palette consists of #ada77a and #ad7a7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad8e7a). Try Mongoose and Pharlap colors in combination with #7a99ad, 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 #7a99ad offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Post Boy. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Post Boy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandrift, Lavender Purple, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a99ad square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Post Boy tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ad8e7a) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Sandrift. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad7a98 and #7aad8e.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a99ad is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Post Boy has a hue angle of 203.53°, a saturation of 23.72% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a99ad is made of 20% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #7a99ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,153,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 20, 7.84, 0, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(203.53,23.72%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.53,29.48%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.6,-5.9607,-13.9501) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9601,29.9372,43.8927) |