Common Feldspar 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 | #7a706b |
| Complementary Color | #948a85 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Common Feldspar Color. The Hoki 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 soft alternative called Rhythm & Blues (#70767b) for more calm effect. Try Metal Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#948a85 is the best complementary color to Common Feldspar. 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 #858f94 complementary color is Schooner, 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 Oslo Gray are #859491 and #858794. Thus found on the left and right of #858f94 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Waterloo colors as they work well with Common Feldspar.
The split-complementary Common Feldspar palette consists of #949185 and #948587 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#948a85). Try Natural Gray and Hurricane colors in combination with #858f94, 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 #858f94 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 Common Feldspar. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Common Feldspar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Mamba, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #858f94 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. Common Feldspar tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#948a85) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Schooner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94858e and #85948a.
In a RGB color space, hex #858f94 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Common Feldspar has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 6.55% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #858f94 is made of 5.88% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #858f94 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,143,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 1.96, 0, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(200,6.55%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,10.14%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.7604,-2.5663,-3.9009) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8406,26.7696,31.8748) |