#88EEEEBath Water (#88EEEE) is a very light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 196°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.096. 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 | #88EEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 238, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 75%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 43%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 0%, 0%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.2 -29.7 -9.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.887 0.096 196) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bath Water shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9ae9df — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity#93efe9 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward green#88eeee — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#87eff1 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Bath Water 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 1.35:1 and against black 15.51:1, 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.
#c4ffff · #88eeee · #59b3b3 · #388b8c · #156666 · #004142
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.
#ccf6ff · #88eeee · #81dac8 · #7fc5a4 · #7faf84 · #7e9868
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.
#88eeee · #a2bdd7 · #57aaab · #4b81b2 · #176d6d · #2d475f
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.
#88eeee · #a2bdbc · #be7277 · #2d5e5e · #123f3f · #052121
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#88eeee · #c5baba · #778888 · #554d4d · #132424 · #030101
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.
#fceeee · #d6c5c6 · #ab9899 · #341f21 · #110203 · #88eeee
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f1f5ce · #88eeee · #96d299 · #da4ea7 · #503b5e · #16051d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#88eeee · #cfb6b7 · #a6718e · #793c1d · #390b29 · #180300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#88eeee · #c4b8ca · #9676a4 · #6c4700 · #2f1c00 · #030006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#88eeee · #bbbbcf · #7f7eb1 · #7b363e · #242100 · #0d0001
#99F0F0 · #A9F3F2 · #B8F5F4 · #C6F7F7 · #D4F9F9
#66C3C3 · #469A9A · #247373 · #004E4E · #002A2A
#9DEAEA · #B0E6E5 · #C1E2E1
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.