#C6E1BCAmbrosia (#C6E1BC) is a very light, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 137°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.058. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #C6E1BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 225, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(104, 38%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(104, 16%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12%, 0%, 16%, 12%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(86.7 -15.6 15.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.880 0.058 137) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ambrosia shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d0dbaf — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#cee2b8 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#c6e1bc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c6e2bf — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Ambrosia 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 1.41:1 and against black 14.9:1, 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.
#e1fbd8 · #c6e1bc · #93aa8a · #6f8468 · #4e5f47 · #2e3d28
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.
#c6e1bc · #bdcc98 · #b7b481 · #af9d6f · #a38762 · #957258
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.
#c6e1bc · #9dc0bc · #86a27b · #3d8983 · #4d6644 · #264a47
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.
#c6e1bc · #aeb8aa · #9c7ba7 · #485842 · #2c3a27 · #151e11
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#c6e1bc · #bdb9bf · #7e857c · #504d51 · #1c221a · #010102
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.
#c6e1bc · #93a18e · #35452f · #172711 · #000600 · #9ad881
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#c6e1bc · #93a18e · #35452f · #172711 · #000600 · #f4b84d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4f6d0 · #c6e1bc · #bbcb92 · #c07d9f · #433b5d · #210605
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c6e1bc · #c1b6c4 · #807da5 · #6c3d56 · #1f1a3c · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#c6e1bc · #b2bbc9 · #6c84a7 · #723c3f · #391014 · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#c6e1bc · #acbec6 · #5b8a9f · #5f4169 · #371402 · #030004
#CDE5C4 · #D4E9CC · #DBECD5 · #E2F0DD · #E9F4E5
#A0B897 · #7B9073 · #596B52 · #384832 · #1A2716
#CADFC2 · #CEDDC8 · #D1DBCE
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.