Pixieland is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #4b5939 |
| Complementary Color | #b8c6a6 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (266.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Pixieland Color. The Lilac Crystal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orchid Fragrance (#c9c1d0) for more calm effect. Try Clary Sage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8c6a6 is the best complementary color to Pixieland. 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 #b4a6c6 complementary color is Rainee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of London Hue are #a6a8c6 and #c4a6c6. Thus found on the left and right of #b4a6c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Logan and London Hue colors as they work well with Pixieland.
The split-complementary Pixieland palette consists of #a8c6a6 and #c6c4a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8c6a6). Try Spring Rain and Thistle Green colors in combination with #b4a6c6, 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 #b4a6c6 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 Pixieland. Thus Spring Rain and Bison Hide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pixieland contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rainee, Cold Turkey, and Opal split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4a6c6 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pixieland tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#b8c6a6) and two others. The Bison Hide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadet Blue – 120° from the complementary Rainee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6b4a6 and #a6b8c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4a6c6 is made of 33% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Pixieland has a hue angle of 266.25°, a saturation of 21.92% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4a6c6 is made of 7.06% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #b4a6c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,166,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 12.55, 0, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(266.25,21.92%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(266.25,16.16%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.213,11.1898,-14.5033) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6517,41.053,59.1021) |