Old World Color

#91a8cf

Old World 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 #6e5730
Complementary Color #cfb891
Color Shade: blue cyan (217.74° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 69.02% (better contrasting with white)
Old World Color Sample
Old World Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #91a8cf

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Old World Color. The Cumulus Cloud color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Newman's Eye (#b2c7e1) for more energetic effect. Try Ballet Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cfb891 is the best complementary color to Old World. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #91a8cf complementary color is Sorrell Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Polo Blue are #91c7cf and #9991cf. Thus found on the left and right of #91a8cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Half Baked and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Old World.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old World palette consists of #c7cf91 and #cf9991 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfb891). Try Pine Glade and Eunry colors in combination with #91a8cf, 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 #91a8cf 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 Old World. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old World contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sorrell Brown, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #91a8cf square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green 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. Old World tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#cfb891) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Sorrell Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cf91a7 and #91cfb8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #91a8cf is made of 28% red, 32% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Old World has a hue angle of 217.74°, a saturation of 39.24% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #91a8cf is made of 24.32% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #91a8cf
RGB Decimal rgb(145,168,207)
RGB Percentage 28%, 32%, 40%
CMYK 24.32, 15.3, 0, 18.82
HSL hsl(217.74,39.24%,69.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(217.74,29.95%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.4094,1.0585,-22.4544)
XYZ xyz(36.9422,38.53,64.5215)
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