Seashore Dreams is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #4a2310 |
| Complementary Color | #efc8b4 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Seashore Dreams Color. The Baby Blue Eyes color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fish Pond (#86c8ed) for more energetic effect. Try Astral Spirit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#efc8b4 is the best complementary color to Seashore Dreams. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5dcef complementary color is Desert Sand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blizzard Blue are #b4efe5 and #b4beef. Thus found on the left and right of #b5dcef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Perano colors as they work well with Seashore Dreams.
The split-complementary Seashore Dreams palette consists of #efe5b4 and #efb4be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#efc8b4). Try Double Colonial White and Beauty Bush colors in combination with #b5dcef, 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 #b5dcef offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Seashore Dreams. Thus Caper and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Seashore Dreams contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Desert Sand, French Lilac, and Madang split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5dcef square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Seashore Dreams tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#efc8b4) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Madang – 120° from the complementary Desert Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #efb4db and #b4efc8.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5dcef is made of 28% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Seashore Dreams has a hue angle of 199.66°, a saturation of 64.44% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5dcef is made of 22.75% cyan, 7.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #b5dcef |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,220,239) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 22.75, 7.46, 0, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(199.66,64.44%,82.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.66,24.27%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.6261,-8.5799,-13.4933) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.2292,67.2422,91.466) |