#5CA0A7Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7) is a mid-tone, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 204°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.07. 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 | #5CA0A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 160, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 30%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 45%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45%, 4%, 0%, 35%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(61.8 -19.6 -10.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.663 0.070 204) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Atlas Cedar shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#699c9c — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity#64a1a4 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward green#5ca0a7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#5ba1a9 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward sky blueTest Atlas Cedar 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 2.98:1 and against black 7.04:1, 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.
#c4f7fd · #96d0d6 · #5ca0a7 · #44838a · #235e64 · #003c41
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.
#92c5b4 · #73b4ad · #5ca0a7 · #4e8b9e · #4a7690 · #46617f
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.
#a3b4ca · #5ca0a7 · #448187 · #3c5a82 · #05474d · #172539
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.
#bae1e5 · #a6babc · #5ca0a7 · #9a615d · #3a5a5d · #263a3c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efee · #5ca0a7 · #6f7b7c · #4d4746 · #132021 · #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.
#dff7fa · #b3d0d3 · #5ca0a7 · #002b30 · #000709 · #e34f4f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5dab4 · #8fbea9 · #5ca0a7 · #8e522d · #55353f · #05140e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedeb · #5ca0a7 · #956a7b · #673c1d · #330e1f · #110300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faedfb · #5ca0a7 · #8a6c8d · #5b440e · #281b00 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2efff · #5ca0a7 · #7a7299 · #6b3734 · #1d2000 · #050000
#74AFB5 · #8BBDC2 · #A2CCD0 · #B9DBDF · #D0EAED
#46848A · #31696F · #1C4F54 · #06373B · #001F23
#6A9DA3 · #779B9F · #82989A
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.