French Colony 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 | #6f5e55 |
| Complementary Color | #aa9990 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to French Colony Color. The Eastern Bluebird 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 Distant Thunder (#7f8688) for more calm effect. Try Apollo Bay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aa9990 is the best complementary color to French Colony. 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 #90a1aa complementary color is Del Rio, 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 Regent Gray are #90aaa6 and #9094aa. Thus found on the left and right of #90a1aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Manatee colors as they work well with French Colony.
The split-complementary French Colony palette consists of #aaa690 and #aa9094 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa9990). Try Gray Olive and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #90a1aa, 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 #90a1aa 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 French Colony. Thus Sage and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Colony contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Del Rio, Amethyst Smoke, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #90a1aa 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. French Colony tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#aa9990) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Del Rio. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa90a1 and #90aa99.
In a RGB color space, hex #90a1aa is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode French Colony has a hue angle of 200.77°, a saturation of 13.27% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #90a1aa is made of 10.2% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #90a1aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,161,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 3.53, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(200.77,13.27%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.77,15.29%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.2168,-4.0502,-6.6995) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5022,34.3213,42.9945) |