Old Faithful 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 | #7d5d41 |
| Complementary Color | #be9e82 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Faithful Color. The Alpha Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cowgirl Blue (#6a87ab) for more calm effect. Try Lichen Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#be9e82 is the best complementary color to Old Faithful. 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 #82a2be 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 Nepal are #82bebc and #8283be. Thus found on the left and right of #82a2be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Old Faithful.
The split-complementary Old Faithful palette consists of #bebc82 and #be8283 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#be9e82). Try Indian Khaki and Old Rose colors in combination with #82a2be, 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 #82a2be 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 Old Faithful. Thus Olivine and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Faithful contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mongoose, Purple Mountain's Majesty, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #82a2be 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. Old Faithful tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#be9e82) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Acapulco – 120° from the complementary Mongoose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #be82a2 and #82be9e.
In a RGB color space, hex #82a2be is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Old Faithful has a hue angle of 208°, a saturation of 31.58% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #82a2be is made of 23.53% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #82a2be |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,162,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 10.98, 0, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(208,31.58%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208,31.58%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.2033,-4.2912,-17.9913) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4205,34.3042,53.6805) |