#C2E2E3Cold Wave (#C2E2E3) is a very light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 199°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.034. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #C2E2E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 226, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 37%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 15%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.7 -10.3 -4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.890 0.034 199) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cold Wave 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.
#cdddd4 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#cae3de — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward green#c2e2e3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c2e3e6 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Cold Wave 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 1.37:1 and against black 15.28:1, 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.
#daf9fa · #c2e2e3 · #8da8a9 · #6a8283 · #495e5e · #2a3c3c
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.
#d2f6ff · #c2e2e3 · #92d7cb · #8bc2ab · #85ad8e · #809874
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.
#c2e2e3 · #a9bdd2 · #6aa8aa · #5b81a9 · #316b6d · #34475b
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.
#c2e2e3 · #a8bcbd · #b37878 · #395c5e · #1e3e3f · #0c2121
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#c2e2e3 · #c4bbbb · #7b8888 · #544e4e · #162324 · #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.
#c2e2e3 · #90a0a0 · #314545 · #122728 · #000606 · #e44e5c
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#c2e2e3 · #90a0a0 · #314545 · #122728 · #000606 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c2e2e3 · #ccb8b8 · #a67676 · #733e3f · #391114 · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c2e2e3 · #ccb8b8 · #a1768a · #714229 · #361225 · #0f0200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#c2e2e3 · #c4b9c7 · #95799c · #664a19 · #2e1d00 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#c2e2e3 · #bdbccc · #837fa7 · #733e3f · #232200 · #0a0001
#C9E6E6 · #D1E9EA · #D8EDED · #E0F0F1 · #E7F4F4
#9CB9B9 · #789192 · #556B6C · #354748 · #172627
#C7E0E1 · #CDDFDF · #D2DDDE
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.