Midsummer's Dream is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #4b2f26 |
| Complementary Color | #d9bdb4 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Midsummer's Dream Color. The Bathing color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pentagon (#96ccd1) for more energetic effect. Try Respite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d9bdb4 is the best complementary color to Midsummer's Dream. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4d0d9 complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jungle Mist are #b4d9cf and #b4bdd9. Thus found on the left and right of #b4d0d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Midsummer's Dream.
The split-complementary Midsummer's Dream palette consists of #d9cfb4 and #d9b4bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9bdb4). Try Akaroa and Blossom colors in combination with #b4d0d9, 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 #b4d0d9 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Midsummer's Dream. Thus Green Mist and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Midsummer's Dream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4d0d9 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid 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. Midsummer's Dream tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d9bdb4) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9b4d0 and #b4d9bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4d0d9 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Midsummer's Dream has a hue angle of 194.59°, a saturation of 32.74% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4d0d9 is made of 14.51% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #b4d0d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,208,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 3.53, 0, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(194.59,32.74%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.59,17.05%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.7429,-7.4387,-7.5974) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.9027,59.8248,74.352) |