#A6E7FFFresh Air (#A6E7FF) is a very light, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 223°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.073. 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 | #A6E7FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 231, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 100%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 35%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35%, 9%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.2 -14.7 -18.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.892 0.073 223) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fresh Air shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b4e2ef — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity#b0e8fa — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#a6e7ff — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a5e8ff — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Fresh Air 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 1.36:1 and against black 15.5:1, 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.
#e0f6ff · #a6e7ff · #74acc0 · #538597 · #336070 · #153e4b
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.
#a6e7ff · #9dcff2 · #98b8e1 · #93a1cc · #8d8bb4 · #85769b
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.
#a6e7ff · #b4bad4 · #6fa5b9 · #717bab · #37697a · #3f445c
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.
#a6e7ff · #c58e78 · #67787f · #3c5b67 · #213d47 · #0f2026
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#a6e7ff · #c5bcb9 · #7c878c · #544f4d · #172327 · #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.
#f9efec · #d3c7c3 · #a89b96 · #33241e · #100402 · #a6e7ff
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f1f7d1 · #a6e7ff · #e0942e · #7281b7 · #5a383a · #051212
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#a6e7ff · #ccbab3 · #a6777b · #69491b · #391118 · #120600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#a6e7ff · #cab9c2 · #9f778f · #58521a · #262100 · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#a6e7ff · #c4bbc9 · #927b9f · #72412d · #142703 · #0c0100
#B2EAFF · #BDEDFF · #C8F0FF · #D3F3FF · #DDF6FF
#82BDD2 · #6094A7 · #406E7E · #214957 · #022833
#B3E5F8 · #BFE2F0 · #CAE0E8
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.