False Cypress Color

#939b88

False Cypress is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #6c6477
Complementary Color #90889b
Color Shade: cool yellow (85.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.06% (better contrasting with white)
False Cypress Color Sample
False Cypress Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #939b88

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to False Cypress Color. The Winter Squash color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Foille (#b0b99c) for more energetic effect. Try Wild Dove as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#90889b is the best complementary color to False Cypress. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #939b88 complementary color is Mamba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lemon Grass are #9b9988 and #899b88. Thus found on the left and right of #939b88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lemon Grass and Spanish Green colors as they work well with False Cypress.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary False Cypress palette consists of #99889b and #88899b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#90889b). Try Mamba and Manatee colors in combination with #939b88, 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 #939b88 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the False Cypress. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Regent Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of False Cypress contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mamba, Granny Smith, and Bazaar split by 90° on the color wheel. #939b88 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. False Cypress tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#90889b) and two others. The Regent Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zorba – 120° from the complementary Mamba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88939b and #9b9088.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #939b88 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode False Cypress has a hue angle of 85.26°, a saturation of 8.68% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #939b88 is made of 3.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 39.22% black ink.

HEX #939b88
RGB Decimal rgb(147,155,136)
RGB Percentage 34%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 3.13, 0, 7.45, 39.22
HSL hsl(85.26,8.68%,57.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(85.26,12.26%,60.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.8634,-6.4537,8.9828)
XYZ xyz(28.1979,31.4233,27.8717)
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