Boulder Creek is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #736b69 |
| Complementary Color | #958e8c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Boulder Creek Color. The AuroMetalSaurus color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sliding (#97aeaf) for more energetic effect. Try Quiet Moment as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#958e8c is the best complementary color to Boulder Creek. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c9496 complementary color is Schooner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #8c9593 and #8c8f95. Thus found on the left and right of #8c9496 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Oslo Gray colors as they work well with Boulder Creek.
The split-complementary Boulder Creek palette consists of #95938c and #958c8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#958e8c). Try Natural Gray and Venus colors in combination with #8c9496, 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 #8c9496 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Boulder Creek. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boulder Creek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Mountain Mist, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c9496 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, cool magenta, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Boulder Creek tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#958e8c) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Schooner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #958c93 and #8c958e.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c9496 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Boulder Creek has a hue angle of 192°, a saturation of 4.55% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c9496 is made of 3.92% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #8c9496 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,148,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 0.78, 0, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(192,4.55%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192,6.67%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.7439,-2.4738,-2.0599) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9101,28.9573,33.0252) |