#B6D3DFPale Whale (#B6D3DF) is a very light, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 225°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.035. 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 | #B6D3DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 211, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 39%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 18%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 5%, 0%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.8 -7.1 -9.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.849 0.035 225) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pale Whale shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c0ced1 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity#bed4db — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#b6d3df — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b6d4e2 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Pale Whale 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 1.57:1 and against black 13.37:1, 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.
#e0f6ff · #b6d3df · #8da7b2 · #6a818a · #495d65 · #2a3b42
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.
#b0e8f2 · #b6d3df · #91c1e4 · #8daad2 · #8893bc · #817ea4
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.
#b6d3df · #a7acc6 · #6398ac · #666d9d · #2c5c6e · #353850
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.
#e2f5fd · #b6d3df · #c69078 · #4f6e7b · #334f5a · #1f3138
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#b6d3df · #b7afab · #737e82 · #4e4947 · #152024 · #030100
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.
#e9f4f8 · #b6d3df · #94a2a8 · #1b2d34 · #000b12 · #ef773c
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e9f4f8 · #b6d3df · #94a2a8 · #1b2d34 · #000b12 · #ebbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#b6d3df · #beada5 · #9a715e · #6c3c26 · #351202 · #00050b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b6d3df · #beada5 · #9c6d70 · #624413 · #360e14 · #130700
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#b6d3df · #bcabb4 · #966e84 · #514c14 · #221f00 · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#b6d3df · #b6adbb · #897195 · #6c3c26 · #102402 · #0c0100
#BFD9E4 · #C9DFE8 · #D2E5ED · #DCEBF1 · #E5F1F6
#92ACB7 · #708791 · #50646C · #32434A · #16242A
#BBD2DB · #C0D1D8 · #C5CFD4
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.