#86BEBERiverbed (#86BEBE) is a light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 196°, lightness 0.76 and chroma 0.058. 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 | #86BEBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(134, 190, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 30%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 29%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 0%, 0%, 25%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(73.3 -18 -5.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.763 0.058 196) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Riverbed shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#92bab2 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward green#8ebfba — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#86bebe — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#85bfc1 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Riverbed 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 2.07:1 and against black 10.12:1, 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.
#cdfdfc · #a0d5d5 · #86bebe · #568787 · #366262 · #173f3f
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.
#b1e1f7 · #92d1de · #86bebe · #6daea1 · #689a83 · #648568
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.
#86bebe · #8196a9 · #448182 · #355c81 · #044748 · #142638
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.
#c5dada · #86bebe · #b4787b · #345858 · #1a3a3a · #081d1d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efef · #86bebe · #8c9999 · #5f5959 · #1b2828 · #020101
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.
#e2f7f6 · #86bebe · #234748 · #002a2a · #000606 · #e54d63
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e2f7f6 · #86bebe · #234748 · #002a2a · #000606 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeded · #86bebe · #b8878a · #7f484c · #3f161a · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeded · #86bebe · #b2889e · #7d4c35 · #3a172c · #0c0100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8edfc · #86bebe · #a58baf · #725425 · #352000 · #020004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f0ff · #86bebe · #9291ba · #7f484c · #292600 · #090001
#97C8C8 · #A7D1D1 · #B8DBDB · #C8E5E5 · #D9EFEF
#6A9C9C · #4E7B7C · #345C5C · #1C3F3F · #042324
#91BCBB · #9AB9B9 · #A3B6B6
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.