Riverbed is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #794141 |
| Complementary Color | #bd8686 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Riverbed Color. The Spartacus color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Mercury (#67a6ac) for more calm effect. Try Catalina as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bd8686 is the best complementary color to Riverbed. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #86bebe complementary color is Brandy Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Neptune are #86bda2 and #86a1bd. Thus found on the left and right of #86bebe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Nepal colors as they work well with Riverbed.
The split-complementary Riverbed palette consists of #bda286 and #bd86a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bd8686). Try Mongoose and Bouquet colors in combination with #86bebe, 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 #86bebe offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Riverbed. Thus Indian Khaki and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Riverbed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brandy Rose, Lavender Purple, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #86bebe square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Riverbed tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bd8686) and two others. The Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Brandy Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd86bd and #86bd86.
In a RGB color space, hex #86bebe is made of 26% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Riverbed has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 30.11% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #86bebe is made of 21.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #86bebe |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(134,190,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 37%, 37% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 0, 0, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(180,30.11%,63.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,29.47%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.2937,-18.0389,-5.8469) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5392,45.6129,55.5408) |