#86C8EDFish Pond (#86C8ED) is a light, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 234°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.085. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #86C8ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(134, 200, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 74%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 43%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 16%, 0%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.6 -11.4 -24.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.802 0.085 234) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fish Pond shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#94c4de — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity#8fc9e9 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#86c8ed — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#85c9f0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Fish Pond in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.83:1 and against black 11.5:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e4f5ff · #86c8ed · #6dabcd · #4d84a2 · #2d5f7a · #0d3d53
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a8ebef · #94daee · #86c8ed · #85b0dc · #8498c7 · #8082ae
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#86c8ed · #9c9cb9 · #5388a6 · #605c92 · #1b4e67 · #2c2b45
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d2e5f1 · #86c8ed · #c68e69 · #5f8093 · #436070 · #2e404b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#86c8ed · #a8a09b · #68737a · #48433f · #121d23 · #040201
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faf0e9 · #d4c8c1 · #aa9d95 · #36271d · #140601 · #86c8ed
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#86c8ed · #b09e94 · #91664b · #663510 · #301200 · #00060f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#86c8ed · #b09e94 · #95615e · #583f00 · #360809 · #0e0600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#86c8ed · #b09ca3 · #916174 · #444803 · #1b1e00 · #070002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#86c8ed · #aa9dab · #856488 · #663510 · #002302 · #160400
#97D0F1 · #A7D8F5 · #B7E0F8 · #C7E8FC · #D7F0FF
#68A4C5 · #4C819E · #306079 · #164056 · #002335
#94C6E3 · #A0C4D9 · #ACC2CF
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.