Dreamcatcher Color

#a5b2a9

Dreamcatcher is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #5a4d56
Complementary Color #b2a5ae
Color Shade: cool green (138.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.25% (better contrasting with white)
Dreamcatcher Color Sample
Dreamcatcher Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a5b2a9

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Dreamcatcher Color. The Peaslake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Steel Toe (#929894) for more calm effect. Try Envy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b2a5ae is the best complementary color to Dreamcatcher. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5b2a9 complementary color is Shady Lady, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a7b2a5 and #a5b2af. Thus found on the left and right of #a5b2a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Edward colors as they work well with Dreamcatcher.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dreamcatcher palette consists of #b2a5a7 and #afa5b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2a5ae). Try Martini and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #a5b2a9, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a5b2a9 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dreamcatcher. Thus Cloudy and Spun Pearl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dreamcatcher contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Aluminium, and Cloudy split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5b2a9 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dreamcatcher tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#b2a5ae) and two others. The Spun Pearl is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Shady Lady. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9a5b2 and #aeb2a5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a5b2a9 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Dreamcatcher has a hue angle of 138.46°, a saturation of 7.78% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5b2a9 is made of 5.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #a5b2a9
RGB Decimal rgb(165,178,169)
RGB Percentage 32%, 35%, 33%
CMYK 5.09, 0, 3.53, 30.2
HSL hsl(138.46,7.78%,67.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(138.46,7.3%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.3541,-6.2589,3.0337)
XYZ xyz(38.5989,42.7047,43.7446)
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