Cloud Burst Color

#899c96

Cloud Burst is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #766369
Complementary Color #9b898e
Color Shade: green cyan (161.05° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.45% (better contrasting with white)
Cloud Burst Color Sample
Cloud Burst Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #899c96

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloud Burst Color. The Opal Silk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gris (#a5a9a8) for more calm effect. Try Enchanted Eve as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9b898e is the best complementary color to Cloud Burst. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #899c96 complementary color is Dusty Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mantle are #899b8c and #89989b. Thus found on the left and right of #899c96 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mantle and Granny Smith colors as they work well with Cloud Burst.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cloud Burst palette consists of #9b8c89 and #9b8998 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b898e). Try Zorba and Venus colors in combination with #899c96, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #899c96 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cloud Burst. Thus Zorba and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cloud Burst contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Manatee, and Lemon Grass split by 90° on the color wheel. #899c96 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cloud Burst tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#9b898e) and two others. The Mamba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lemon Grass – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96899b and #8f9b89.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #899c96 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cloud Burst has a hue angle of 161.05°, a saturation of 8.76% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #899c96 is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #899c96
RGB Decimal rgb(137,156,150)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 34%
CMYK 7.45, 0, 2.36, 38.82
HSL hsl(161.05,8.76%,57.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(161.05,12.18%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.7578,-7.9332,0.8592)
XYZ xyz(27.71,31.2973,33.4347)
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