#B4D5BDFrosted Fir (#B4D5BD) is a very light, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 154°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.048. 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 | #B4D5BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 213, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(136, 28%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(136, 15%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.4 -15.6 8.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.842 0.048 154) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Frosted Fir shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bed0b0 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#bcd6b9 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#b4d5bd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b4d6c0 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Frosted Fir 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 1.59:1 and against black 13.19:1, 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.
#ddfbe5 · #b4d5bd · #8dab95 · #6a8471 · #49604f · #2a3d30
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.
#bff8f0 · #afead4 · #b4d5bd · #a3c398 · #9eac7f · #97956c
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.
#b4d5bd · #91b3b7 · #6f997b · #2f7c85 · #385d44 · #1b3f43
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.
#e4f4e8 · #b4d5bd · #b88aaf · #556e5c · #394e3f · #223026
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#b4d5bd · #b3acb1 · #747d76 · #4c484b · #17201a · #020102
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.
#e9f6ec · #b4d5bd · #94a498 · #1b2f21 · #000e03 · #db6ac9
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e9f6ec · #b4d5bd · #94a498 · #1b2f21 · #000e03 · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#b4d5bd · #b8aab5 · #906d89 · #62395a · #2f102a · #000601
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b4d5bd · #b8aab5 · #817298 · #6a3745 · #241436 · #050001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#b4d5bd · #aaaebd · #6e789e · #6c392e · #361008 · #010109
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#b4d5bd · #a3b1bc · #5b7e9b · #62395a · #2f1700 · #030003
#BEDBC6 · #C7E1CE · #D1E6D7 · #DBECDF · #E5F2E8
#91AE99 · #6F8976 · #4F6656 · #314437 · #16261B
#B9D3C0 · #BED1C3 · #C3CFC6
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.