Dreamland 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 | #4a4e40 |
Complementary Color | #bbbfb1 |
Color Shade: | warm blue (257.14° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dreamland Color. The Royal Proclamation color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Centre Stage (#c8c7cb) for more calm effect. Try Dusty Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bbbfb1 is the best complementary color to Dreamland. 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 #b5b1bf complementary color is Green Spring, 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 Chatelle are #b1b3bf and #bcb1bf. Thus found on the left and right of #b5b1bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bombay and Chatelle colors as they work well with Dreamland.
The split-complementary Dreamland palette consists of #b3bfb1 and #bfbcb1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbbfb1). Try Green Spring and Tea colors in combination with #b5b1bf, 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 #b5b1bf 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 Dreamland. Thus Powder Ash and Tide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dreamland contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Pink Swan, and Tower Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5b1bf 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. Dreamland tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#bbbfb1) and two others. The Tide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tower Gray – 120° from the complementary Green Spring. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfb5b1 and #b1bbbf.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5b1bf is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Dreamland has a hue angle of 257.14°, a saturation of 9.86% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5b1bf is made of 3.92% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
HEX | #b5b1bf |
RGB Decimal | rgb(181,177,191) |
RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
CMYK | 3.92, 5.49, 0, 25.1 |
HSL | hsl(257.14,9.86%,72.16%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(257.14,7.33%,74.9%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(72.9114,4.0838,-6.6136) |
XYZ | xyz(44.1822,45.0296,55.6532) |