Dreaming of the Day is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #543e42 |
| Complementary Color | #c1aaae |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (169.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dreaming of the Day Color. The Donnegal color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Solo (#cbd2d0) for more calm effect. Try Foggy Morn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c1aaae is the best complementary color to Dreaming of the Day. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #abc1bd complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tower Gray are #aac1b2 and #aab9c1. Thus found on the left and right of #abc1bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Rain and Tower Gray colors as they work well with Dreaming of the Day.
The split-complementary Dreaming of the Day palette consists of #c1b2aa and #c1aab9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1aaae). Try Silk and Lily colors in combination with #abc1bd, 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 #abc1bd offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dreaming of the Day. Thus Bison Hide and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dreaming of the Day contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Chatelle, and Eagle split by 90° on the color wheel. #abc1bd square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dreaming of the Day tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c1aaae) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdaac1 and #aec1aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #abc1bd is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Dreaming of the Day has a hue angle of 169.09°, a saturation of 15.07% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abc1bd is made of 8.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #abc1bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,193,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 0, 1.57, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(169.09,15.07%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(169.09,11.4%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.3581,-8.2533,-0.5356) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0499,50.472,55.5118) |