#AAD5DBClear Water (#AAD5DB) is a very light, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 207°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.046. 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 | #AAD5DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 213, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 40%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 22%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22%, 3%, 0%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.5 -12.7 -7.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.844 0.046 207) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Clear Water shifts subtly: drifts 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 ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b5d0cd — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity#b2d6d7 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green#aad5db — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aad6de — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Clear 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 1.58:1 and against black 13.25:1, 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.
#d5faff · #aad5db · #84aaaf · #618488 · #415f63 · #233d40
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.
#b0eae6 · #aad5db · #86c3da · #7faccc · #7a96ba · #7480a5
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.
#aad5db · #9eadc4 · #5c99a1 · #55719c · #245d64 · #2c3a4f
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.
#e0f5f8 · #aad5db · #b27770 · #4b6e73 · #304f53 · #1c3033
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#aad5db · #b6adac · #717d7f · #4e4847 · #142022 · #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.
#e5f5f8 · #aad5db · #8ca2a5 · #0c2a2e · #000709 · #e34f48
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e5f5f8 · #aad5db · #8ca2a5 · #0c2a2e · #000709 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#aad5db · #bdaaa8 · #9b6d67 · #6d3833 · #360f0c · #000304
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#aad5db · #bdaaa8 · #986c7b · #683e1d · #340e1e · #100300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#aad5db · #b7abb7 · #8e6e8d · #5b460f · #281c00 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#aad5db · #b0adbc · #7e739a · #6d3833 · #1c2100 · #050000
#B5DBE0 · #C0E1E5 · #CBE6EA · #D6ECEF · #E1F2F4
#88AEB4 · #67898E · #48666A · #2A4448 · #0F2528
#B2D3D8 · #B9D1D5 · #C0CFD1
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.