Sleepy Hollow Color

#b7c9d1

Sleepy Hollow is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #48362e
Complementary Color #d1beb6
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.46° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 76.86% (better contrasting with white)
Sleepy Hollow Color Sample
Sleepy Hollow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b7c9d1

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sleepy Hollow Color. The Foggy Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Squirt (#95bcc5) for more energetic effect. Try Tahoe Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d1beb6 is the best complementary color to Sleepy Hollow. 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 #b7c9d1 complementary color is Soft Amber, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Heather are #b6d1cc and #b6bbd1. Thus found on the left and right of #b7c9d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Heather colors as they work well with Sleepy Hollow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sleepy Hollow palette consists of #d1ccb6 and #d1b6bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1beb6). Try Sisal and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #b7c9d1, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b7c9d1 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 Sleepy Hollow. Thus Coriander and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sleepy Hollow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soft Amber, London Hue, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7c9d1 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sleepy Hollow tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d1beb6) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Soft Amber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1b6c8 and #b6d1bf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b7c9d1 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Sleepy Hollow has a hue angle of 198.46°, a saturation of 22.03% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7c9d1 is made of 10.2% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.

HEX #b7c9d1
RGB Decimal rgb(183,201,209)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 10.2, 3.14, 0, 18.04
HSL hsl(198.46,22.03%,76.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.46,12.44%,81.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.8659,-4.4762,-6.0692)
XYZ xyz(51.9237,56.444,68.4797)
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