Dresden Doll is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #735739 |
| Complementary Color | #c6aa8c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dresden Doll Color. The Peace River color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Debutante Ball (#6e8dbb) for more energetic effect. Try Dancing in the Rain as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6aa8c is the best complementary color to Dresden Doll. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8ca8c6 complementary color is Indian Khaki, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nepal are #8cc4c6 and #8d8cc6. Thus found on the left and right of #8ca8c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Half Baked and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Dresden Doll.
The split-complementary Dresden Doll palette consists of #c4c68c and #c68d8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6aa8c). Try Pine Glade and Oriental Pink colors in combination with #8ca8c6, 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 #8ca8c6 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dresden Doll. Thus Olivine and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dresden Doll contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indian Khaki, Lilac, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #8ca8c6 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dresden Doll tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c6aa8c) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Indian Khaki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c68ca8 and #8cc6aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #8ca8c6 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Dresden Doll has a hue angle of 211.03°, a saturation of 33.72% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8ca8c6 is made of 22.75% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #8ca8c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,168,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 22.75, 11.77, 0, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(211.03,33.72%,66.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.03,29.29%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.7677,-2.6484,-18.4866) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0109,37.6579,58.8495) |