Candy Dreams is calm, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #16510d |
| Complementary Color | #b7f1ae |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (292.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Candy Dreams Color. The Mamie Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Petal Plush (#ddaaee) for more calm effect. Try Sweet Slumber Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7f1ae is the best complementary color to Candy Dreams. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9aef2 complementary color is Madang, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Perfume are #c6aef1 and #f1aed9. Thus found on the left and right of #e9aef2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Biloba Flower and Azalea colors as they work well with Candy Dreams.
The split-complementary Candy Dreams palette consists of #aef1c6 and #d9f1ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7f1ae). Try Magic Mint and Caper colors in combination with #e9aef2, 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 #e9aef2 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Candy Dreams. Thus Ice Cold and Sidecar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Candy Dreams contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Madang, Mandys Pink, and Blizzard Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9aef2 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Candy Dreams tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#b7f1ae) and two others. The Sidecar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Perano – 120° from the complementary Madang. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f1e8ae and #aeb7f1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9aef2 is made of 36% red, 27% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Candy Dreams has a hue angle of 292.06°, a saturation of 72.34% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9aef2 is made of 3.53% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black ink.
| HEX | #e9aef2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,174,242) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 27%, 37% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 26.66, 0, 5.1 |
| HSL | hsl(292.06,72.34%,81.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(292.06,28.1%,94.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.4656,32.8106,-25.5285) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.7673,54.0065,91.0151) |