Applause Please 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 | #7a7364 |
| Complementary Color | #9b9385 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Applause Please Color. The Blue Aura color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Legal Eagle (#6d758f) for more energetic effect. Try Inky Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9b9385 is the best complementary color to Applause Please. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #858c9b 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 Manatee are #85979b and #89859b. Thus found on the left and right of #858c9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Regent Gray and Waterloo colors as they work well with Applause Please.
The split-complementary Applause Please palette consists of #979b85 and #9b8985 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b9385). Try Lemon Grass and Pharlap colors in combination with #858c9b, 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 #858c9b 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 Applause Please. Thus Spanish Green and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Applause Please contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Oyster, Venus, and Spanish Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #858c9b 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. Applause Please tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9b9385) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Pale Oyster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b858c and #859b93.
In a RGB color space, hex #858c9b is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Applause Please has a hue angle of 220.91°, a saturation of 9.91% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #858c9b is made of 8.62% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #858c9b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,140,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.62, 5.88, 0, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(220.91,9.91%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220.91,14.19%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.1406,0.648,-8.8272) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9673,26.1093,34.734) |