Dayflower is calm, 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 | #c75e24 |
| Complementary Color | #da7138 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dayflower Color. The Summer Air color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bleu De France (#318ce7) for more energetic effect. Try Aztec Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#da7138 is the best complementary color to Dayflower. 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 #38a1db complementary color is Red Damask, 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 Curious Blue are #38dac3 and #384fda. Thus found on the left and right of #38a1db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Dayflower.
The split-complementary Dayflower palette consists of #dac338 and #da384f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#da7138). Try Anzac and Cerise Red colors in combination with #38a1db, 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 #38a1db 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 Dayflower. Thus Conifer and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dayflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Damask, Medium Purple, and Atlantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #38a1db 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. Dayflower tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#da7138) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shamrock – 120° from the complementary Red Damask. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #da38a0 and #38da71.
In a RGB color space, hex #38a1db is made of 13% red, 37% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Dayflower has a hue angle of 201.35°, a saturation of 69.36% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #38a1db is made of 63.92% cyan, 22.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #38a1db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,161,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 37%, 50% |
| CMYK | 63.92, 22.74, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(201.35,69.36%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.35,74.43%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.8815,-10.6666,-37.9618) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1619,31.445,71.6557) |