#BAEBAEIce Ice (#BAEBAE) is a very light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 140°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.096. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BAEBAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 235, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(108, 60%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(108, 26%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.4 -26.9 24.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.890 0.096 140) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ice Ice shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c6e5a1 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#c3ecaa — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#baebae — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#baecb1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Ice Ice 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 1.35:1 and against black 15.58:1, 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.
#d8ffce · #baebae · #86b07c · #63885a · #43633b · #25401e
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.
#baebae · #bbd28f · #bab976 · #b5a063 · #ac8957 · #9f734f
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.
#baebae · #98c5c2 · #81a877 · #1a8f8c · #496b40 · #1d4e4c
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.
#baebae · #aebcab · #a87ab3 · #465d40 · #2b3e26 · #152111
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#baebae · #c2bbc3 · #7f887d · #524e54 · #1b2319 · #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.
#f7eff9 · #cec5d1 · #a298a5 · #291d2c · #07010a · #baebae
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#baebae · #c6b8ca · #9976a2 · #663d71 · #311038 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#baebae · #c6b8ca · #837db0 · #763758 · #211744 · #050002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#baebae · #b3bfd1 · #6986b3 · #7c373a · #3f0910 · #00000b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#baebae · #acc2cd · #508eaa · #663d71 · #391400 · #030005
#C2EEB8 · #CBF0C2 · #D3F3CC · #DCF5D5 · #E4F8DF
#95C08A · #719868 · #4F7147 · #2F4C28 · #122A0C
#C1E8B8 · #C9E4C2 · #CFE1CB
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.