Falkland is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #5a4142 |
| Complementary Color | #bda5a5 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Falkland Color. The Horizon Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Vintage Blue (#87b8b5) for more energetic effect. Try Lake Water as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bda5a5 is the best complementary color to Falkland. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5bebd complementary color is Thatch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tower Gray are #a5bdb0 and #a5b2bd. Thus found on the left and right of #a5bebd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Gull Gray colors as they work well with Falkland.
The split-complementary Falkland palette consists of #bdb0a5 and #bda5b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bda5a5). Try Silk and Lily colors in combination with #a5bebd, 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 #a5bebd offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Falkland. Thus Eagle and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Falkland contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thatch, Amethyst Smoke, and Eagle split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5bebd square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Falkland tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bda5a5) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Thatch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bda5bd and #a6bda5.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5bebd is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Falkland has a hue angle of 177.6°, a saturation of 16.13% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5bebd is made of 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #a5bebd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,190,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 0, 0.39, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(177.6,16.13%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.6,13.16%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.1394,-8.6612,-2.3689) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1158,48.5004,55.2332) |