Lorian Color

#8ebcbd

Lorian 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 #714342
Complementary Color #bd8f8e
Color Shade: mid cyan (181.28° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Lorian Color Sample
Lorian Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8ebcbd

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lorian Color. The Gumbo color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Delaware Blue Hen (#76a09e) for more calm effect. Try Stillwater as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bd8f8e is the best complementary color to Lorian. 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 #8ebcbd complementary color is Quicksand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shadow Green are #8ebda6 and #8ea4bd. Thus found on the left and right of #8ebcbd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Nepal colors as they work well with Lorian.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lorian palette consists of #bda68e and #bd8ea4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bd8f8e). Try Indian Khaki and Bouquet colors in combination with #8ebcbd, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #8ebcbd 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 Lorian. Thus Swamp Green and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lorian contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quicksand, Lavender Purple, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #8ebcbd square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lorian tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bd8f8e) and two others. The Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Quicksand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd8ebc and #8ebd8f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8ebcbd is made of 27% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Lorian has a hue angle of 181.28°, a saturation of 26.26% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8ebcbd is made of 18.43% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.

HEX #8ebcbd
RGB Decimal rgb(142,188,189)
RGB Percentage 27%, 36%, 36%
CMYK 18.43, 0.39, 0, 25.88
HSL hsl(181.28,26.26%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(181.28,24.87%,74.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.1488,-14.8764,-5.4657)
XYZ xyz(38.3239,45.3913,54.8856)
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