Daybreak is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, green cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #767e5f |
| Complementary Color | #98a081 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (255.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Daybreak Color. The Beets color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lavender Aura (#9f99aa) for more calm effect. Try Lilac Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#98a081 is the best complementary color to Daybreak. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8981a0 complementary color is Sage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waterloo are #8188a0 and #9881a0. Thus found on the left and right of #8981a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Mamba colors as they work well with Daybreak.
The split-complementary Daybreak palette consists of #88a081 and #a09881 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98a081). Try Amulet and Gurkha colors in combination with #8981a0, 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 #8981a0 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Daybreak. Thus Amulet and Pharlap giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Daybreak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sage, Bazaar, and Granny Smith split by 90° on the color wheel. #8981a0 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Daybreak tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#98a081) and two others. The Pharlap is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Regent Gray – 120° from the complementary Sage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a08981 and #8198a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #8981a0 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Daybreak has a hue angle of 255.48°, a saturation of 14.03% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8981a0 is made of 9.02% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #8981a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,129,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 30%, 38% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 12.16, 0, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(255.48,14.03%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(255.48,19.38%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.6414,9.4615,-15.4301) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5119,23.5569,36.5127) |