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) |
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.
#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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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) |