Dresden Dream is pale, 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 | #715846 |
| Complementary Color | #b99f8d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dresden Dream Color. The Heavenly Sky color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Starset (#758ba4) for more calm effect. Try Gladeye as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b99f8d is the best complementary color to Dresden Dream. 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 #8ea7b9 complementary color is Quicksand, 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 Bali Hai are #8db9b5 and #8d91b9. Thus found on the left and right of #8ea7b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Stream and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Dresden Dream.
The split-complementary Dresden Dream palette consists of #b9b58d and #b98d91 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b99f8d). Try Heathered Gray and Quicksand colors in combination with #8ea7b9, 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 #8ea7b9 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 Dresden Dream. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dresden Dream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quicksand, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #8ea7b9 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. Dresden Dream tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b99f8d) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Quicksand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b98da7 and #8db9a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #8ea7b9 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Dresden Dream has a hue angle of 205.12°, a saturation of 23.5% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8ea7b9 is made of 16.86% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #8ea7b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,167,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 7.06, 0, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(205.12,23.5%,64.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.12,23.24%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.1952,-4.6023,-12.1273) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.731,36.891,51.2418) |