Drifting Dream Color

#ccbbe3

Drifting Dream 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 #33441c
Complementary Color #d1e3bb
Color Shade: warm blue (265.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 81.18% (better contrasting with white)
Drifting Dream Color Sample
Drifting Dream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ccbbe3

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Drifting Dream Color. The Enchanted Lavender color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purple Premiere (#b9a0d2) for more calm effect. Try Shimmering Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d1e3bb is the best complementary color to Drifting Dream. 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 #ccbbe3 complementary color is Beryl Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Prelude are #bbbde3 and #e0bbe3. Thus found on the left and right of #ccbbe3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Periwinkle Gray and Prelude colors as they work well with Drifting Dream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Drifting Dream palette consists of #bde3bb and #e3e0bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1e3bb). Try Moss Green and Beryl Green colors in combination with #ccbbe3, 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 #ccbbe3 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 Drifting Dream. Thus Fringy Flower and Bone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Drifting Dream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beryl Green, Cavern Pink, and Jagged Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccbbe3 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Drifting Dream tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#d1e3bb) and two others. The Bone is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Periwinkle Gray – 120° from the complementary Beryl Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3ccbb and #bbd1e3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ccbbe3 is made of 33% red, 30% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Drifting Dream has a hue angle of 265.5°, a saturation of 41.67% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccbbe3 is made of 9.02% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black ink.

HEX #ccbbe3
RGB Decimal rgb(204,187,227)
RGB Percentage 33%, 30%, 37%
CMYK 9.02, 15.69, 0, 10.98
HSL hsl(265.5,41.67%,81.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(265.5,17.62%,89.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.4174,13.5311,-17.7583)
XYZ xyz(56.5373,53.9241,80.1016)
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