Lucinda is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #594448 |
| Complementary Color | #bba5a9 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (168.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lucinda Color. The Sea Nymph color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lake Water (#86aba5) for more energetic effect. Try Silicate Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bba5a9 is the best complementary color to Lucinda. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6bbb7 complementary color is Martini, 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 #a5bbac and #a5b4bb. Thus found on the left and right of #a6bbb7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Hit Gray colors as they work well with Lucinda.
The split-complementary Lucinda palette consists of #bbaca5 and #bba5b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bba5a9). Try Silk and Lily colors in combination with #a6bbb7, 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 #a6bbb7 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 Lucinda. Thus Nomad and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lucinda contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martini, Amethyst Smoke, and Eagle split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6bbb7 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool 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. Lucinda tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#bba5a9) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Martini. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7a5bb and #a9bba5.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6bbb7 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Lucinda has a hue angle of 168.57°, a saturation of 13.38% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6bbb7 is made of 8.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #a6bbb7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,187,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 0, 1.57, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(168.57,13.38%,69.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(168.57,11.23%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.2323,-7.9631,-0.425) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0435,47.0665,51.6686) |