#A2C2D0Airborne (#A2C2D0) is a light, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 226°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.04. 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 | #A2C2D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 194, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 33%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 22%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22%, 7%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.6 -7.7 -10.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.795 0.040 226) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Airborne shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#acbdc3 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity#a9c3cc — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#a2c2d0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a2c3d3 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Airborne 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 1.88:1 and against black 11.16:1, 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.
#e1f6ff · #a2c2d0 · #8aa8b5 · #67818d · #465d67 · #273b44
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.
#b0eae8 · #99d9e5 · #a2c2d0 · #83afd2 · #7f98bf · #7982a8
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.
#a2c2d0 · #979bb5 · #53879c · #585d8c · #1c4d5f · #282a41
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.
#d1e3eb · #a2c2d0 · #c18c72 · #5f7e8c · #435e6a · #2d3f46
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0ec · #a2c2d0 · #97a2a7 · #655f5c · #1e2a2e · #030100
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.
#e8f4fa · #a2c2d0 · #364a52 · #182d36 · #000b13 · #f07b3d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee6 · #a2c2d0 · #c09581 · #84523b · #401c09 · #00050b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee6 · #a2c2d0 · #c39193 · #795a2b · #42191d · #0f0500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#feecf5 · #a2c2d0 · #bc91a8 · #66632d · #2c2900 · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8edfc · #a2c2d0 · #af95ba · #84523b · #182e0c · #0c0100
#AECBD7 · #BBD3DE · #C8DCE5 · #D4E5ED · #E1EEF4
#829FAB · #647D88 · #475D66 · #2B3E46 · #122229
#A8C1CC · #ADC0C8 · #B3BEC3
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.