#8EBAA6Lichen (#8EBAA6) is a light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 165°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.055. 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 | #8EBAA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 186, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 24%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 24%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24%, 0%, 11%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(72 -18.8 5.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.752 0.055 165) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lichen 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 ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#98b59b — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#95bba2 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#8ebaa6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8ebba8 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Lichen 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 2.16:1 and against black 9.72:1, 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.
#d7fceb · #abd4c1 · #8ebaa6 · #608675 · #406253 · #213f33
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.
#a8e1e2 · #91d0c4 · #8ebaa6 · #7ea885 · #7a926b · #757d55
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.
#8ebaa6 · #76969f · #4c7e69 · #126071 · #154533 · #04272f
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.
#c5d6ce · #8ebaa6 · #ae7a97 · #567466 · #3a5448 · #24352d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7eff3 · #8ebaa6 · #8b9690 · #5c5659 · #1c2722 · #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.
#e6f6ee · #8ebaa6 · #2c483c · #0b2b1f · #000703 · #e356ae
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e6f6ee · #8ebaa6 · #2c483c · #0b2b1f · #000703 · #f2ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#feecf5 · #8ebaa6 · #ae849b · #764762 · #39162b · #000301
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#feecf5 · #8ebaa6 · #a188ac · #7d464a · #301939 · #090001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f0f0ff · #8ebaa6 · #8f8eb7 · #7b4a34 · #3c1806 · #010007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f3ff · #8ebaa6 · #7a95b7 · #764762 · #341f00 · #040002
#9EC4B2 · #ADCFBF · #BDD9CC · #CCE3D8 · #DCEEE5
#719987 · #567969 · #3C5A4D · #233E32 · #0C231A
#95B8A8 · #9DB5AA · #A3B3AB
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.