#AFCBE5Featherbed (#AFCBE5) is a very light, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 246°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.047. 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 | #AFCBE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 203, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 51%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 24%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24%, 11%, 0%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80.4 -3.7 -16) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.830 0.047 246) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Featherbed shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b9c6d7 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#b7cce1 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#afcbe5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#afcce8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Featherbed 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 1.68:1 and against black 12.5:1, 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.
#e7f4ff · #afcbe5 · #8ca5bd · #698094 · #485c6d · #293a49
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.
#b4e3fb · #afcbe5 · #9cb5e2 · #989ecb · #9188b2 · #887497
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.
#afcbe5 · #aaa3bd · #698dae · #716292 · #33536f · #383148
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.
#e0edfa · #afcbe5 · #c59c72 · #6f869b · #526678 · #3a4753
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#afcbe5 · #afaaa4 · #707880 · #4b4743 · #161e25 · #020100
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.
#e9f3fd · #afcbe5 · #95a3b0 · #1d2f3e · #000d1c · #f3a347
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#afcbe5 · #b5a89c · #907151 · #633f15 · #2d1700 · #00030d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#afcbe5 · #b5a89c · #976b5f · #53470d · #350f05 · #080400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#afcbe5 · #b8a5a8 · #976972 · #3d4f1f · #152200 · #060001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#afcbe5 · #b5a6b0 · #8f6a85 · #633f15 · #002511 · #120500
#B9D2E9 · #C4D9ED · #CEE1F2 · #D9E8F6 · #E4EFFA
#8DA6BD · #6C8296 · #4D6072 · #30404F · #15222E
#B4CADF · #BAC9D8 · #BFC9D2
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.