Walden Pond 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 | #876449 |
| Complementary Color | #b69378 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Walden Pond Color. The Bluestone Path 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 soft alternative called Blue Boater (#6181a3) for more calm effect. Try Revival as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b69378 is the best complementary color to Walden Pond. 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 #789bb6 complementary color is Mongoose, 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 Ship Cove are #78b6b2 and #787bb6. Thus found on the left and right of #789bb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Walden Pond.
The split-complementary Walden Pond palette consists of #b6b278 and #b6787b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b69378). Try Gimblet and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #789bb6, 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 #789bb6 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 Walden Pond. Thus Olivine and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Walden Pond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mongoose, Wisteria, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #789bb6 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. Walden Pond tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b69378) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Mongoose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6789b and #78b693.
In a RGB color space, hex #789bb6 is made of 26% red, 34% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Walden Pond has a hue angle of 206.13°, a saturation of 29.81% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #789bb6 is made of 24.31% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #789bb6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,155,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 34%, 40% |
| CMYK | 24.31, 10.59, 0, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(206.13,29.81%,59.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.13,34.07%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.3496,-5.3757,-17.8997) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9106,30.8132,48.7325) |