Dreamy Cloud is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #1a1914 |
| Complementary Color | #eae9e5 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 90.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dreamy Cloud Color. The Pale Shale color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Post Apocalyptic Cloud (#c8cdd8) for more energetic effect. Try Hailstorm as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eae9e5 is the best complementary color to Dreamy Cloud. 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 #e5e6eb complementary color is Cararra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Athens Gray are #e5e9ea and #e7e5ea. Thus found on the left and right of #e5e6eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Porcelain and Mischka colors as they work well with Dreamy Cloud.
The split-complementary Dreamy Cloud palette consists of #e9eae5 and #eae7e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eae9e5). Try Cararra and Ebb colors in combination with #e5e6eb, 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 #e5e6eb 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 Dreamy Cloud. Thus Gray Nurse and Ebb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dreamy Cloud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cararra, Bon Jour, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5e6eb square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dreamy Cloud tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#eae9e5) and two others. The Ebb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Porcelain – 120° from the complementary Cararra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eae5e6 and #e5eae9.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5e6eb is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Dreamy Cloud has a hue angle of 230°, a saturation of 13.04% and a lightness of 90.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5e6eb is made of 2.36% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #e5e6eb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,230,235) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 1.96, 0, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(230,13.04%,90.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230,2.55%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.3472,0.5742,-2.5525) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.6053,79.2498,89.9092) |