Stardust Evening Color

#b8bfdc

Stardust Evening is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #474023
Complementary Color #dcd5b8
Color Shade: cool blue (228.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 79.22% (better contrasting with white)
Stardust Evening Color Sample
Stardust Evening Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8bfdc

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Stardust Evening Color. The Foresight color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Weeping Wisteria (#d7ddec) for more energetic effect. Try Water Hyacinth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dcd5b8 is the best complementary color to Stardust Evening. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8bfdc complementary color is Akaroa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #b8d1dc and #c3b8dc. Thus found on the left and right of #b8bfdc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Stardust Evening.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stardust Evening palette consists of #d1dcb8 and #dcc3b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcd5b8). Try Sprout and Clam Shell colors in combination with #b8bfdc, 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 #b8bfdc offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Stardust Evening. Thus Pixie Green and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stardust Evening contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Melanie, and Surf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8bfdc square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Stardust Evening tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#dcd5b8) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcb8bf and #b8dcd5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8bfdc is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Stardust Evening has a hue angle of 228.33°, a saturation of 33.96% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8bfdc is made of 14.11% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #b8bfdc
RGB Decimal rgb(184,191,220)
RGB Percentage 31%, 32%, 37%
CMYK 14.11, 11.37, 0, 13.73
HSL hsl(228.33,33.96%,79.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(228.33,16.36%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.6497,3.4761,-15.2919)
XYZ xyz(51.3162,52.6193,75.162)
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