#AACCFFNight Snow (#AACCFF) is a very light, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 258°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.081. 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 | #AACCFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 204, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 100%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 33%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 20%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(81.3 0.5 -28.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.838 0.081 258) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Night Snow shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b5c8ef — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#b2cdfa — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#aaccff — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aacdff — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Night Snow 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 1.64:1 and against black 12.79:1, 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.
#eaf2ff · #aaccff · #85a4d1 · #637ea6 · #435a7d · #253856
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.
#bee2ff · #aaccff · #a8b4e8 · #a39dce · #9c87b3 · #927396
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.
#aaccff · #b2a4be · #728db6 · #7d6191 · #3c5376 · #3f3149
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.
#e4efff · #aaccff · #c3a16c · #7587a1 · #58677d · #3e4857
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#aaccff · #b1ada6 · #737a83 · #4b4844 · #181e27 · #020100
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.
#f7f1e8 · #d1cac0 · #a79f94 · #332a1c · #120900 · #aaccff
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#aaccff · #b6ac9d · #8e754d · #604206 · #2a1a00 · #000008
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#aaccff · #b6ac9d · #996e57 · #4d4c0c · #351100 · #020200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#aaccff · #bca8a7 · #9c6a6a · #315326 · #0a2402 · #0c0001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#aaccff · #baa8b0 · #966a80 · #604206 · #002419 · #100600
#B6D3FF · #C1DAFF · #CDE1FF · #D8E8FF · #E4EFFF
#88A6D4 · #6882AA · #496082 · #2C3F5C · #112139
#B1CCF4 · #B8CBE9 · #BFCBDE
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.