#96DFCEBeach Glass (#96DFCE) is a very light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 178°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.077. 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 | #96DFCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 223, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 53%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 33%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 0%, 8%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.8 -26.3 1.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.851 0.077 178) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Beach Glass shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a4dac0 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#9fe0ca — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#96dfce — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#95e0d1 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Beach Glass 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 1.53:1 and against black 13.74:1, 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.
#cafff2 · #96dfce · #70b1a2 · #4f8a7d · #2f6459 · #0f4138
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.
#d8f9ff · #aaefed · #96dfce · #91caad · #8eb490 · #899d76
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.
#96dfce · #96b3c2 · #629d8f · #3d7a96 · #2a6155 · #223f4d
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.
#96dfce · #b67b8f · #5b6e69 · #30524b · #16342e · #051814
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#96dfce · #b7afb1 · #737f7c · #4f494a · #15211e · #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.
#f9eef2 · #d2c5c9 · #a6979c · #2d1d22 · #0a0103 · #96dfce
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ecedc7 · #96dfce · #8cc48d · #d064a5 · #433659 · #150520
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#96dfce · #beacb1 · #906f8f · #6e3932 · #2e112d · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#96dfce · #b3aebe · #80749c · #693f1c · #321500 · #020006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#96dfce · #abb1c1 · #6c7ba1 · #6b384a · #281c00 · #050001
#A4E4D4 · #B2E8DB · #C0EDE1 · #CDF1E8 · #DAF6EE
#75B7A8 · #569083 · #376C61 · #1A4940 · #002922
#A4DCCE · #B0D8CE · #BCD4CE
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.