#6DB083Lily Pads (#6DB083) is a light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 154°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.095. 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 | #6DB083 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 176, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 30%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 38%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 0%, 26%, 31%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.5 -31.2 16.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.700 0.095 154) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lily Pads shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#79ac79 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#75b180 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#6db083 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6cb185 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Lily Pads 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 2.56:1 and against black 8.19:1, 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.
#d2ffdf · #9edab0 · #6db083 · #4f8c64 · #2f6743 · #0e4325
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.
#8bd4cb · #77c3a9 · #6db083 · #719964 · #72824a · #6f6c36
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.
#9ac7cd · #6db083 · #588f6a · #00717b · #215334 · #00353b
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.
#cbefd5 · #b3c7b9 · #6db083 · #a06795 · #486651 · #324538
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8eff6 · #6db083 · #7b877e · #534d51 · #17231b · #020002
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.
#f9eef6 · #d1c5ce · #a597a2 · #2c1c29 · #090107 · #6db083
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9dab5 · #6db083 · #6e9666 · #a1478b · #353053 · #150728
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffebfa · #6db083 · #8d78a9 · #783649 · #29133f · #0b0002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#edf1ff · #6db083 · #7580b1 · #7a392a · #3e0b02 · #01000b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f4ff · #6db083 · #5a88ae · #6d3964 · #331900 · #040003
#82BC94 · #96C9A5 · #ABD5B7 · #BFE2C9 · #D4EEDB
#559169 · #3D7450 · #275739 · #113C22 · #00230E
#79AD89 · #84A98F · #8FA595
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.