#B1E2CBQuiet Jade (#B1E2CB) is a very light, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 165°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.06. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #B1E2CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 226, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(152, 46%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(152, 22%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22%, 0%, 10%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(86 -20.4 6.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.872 0.060 165) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Quiet Jade shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bdddbd — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#bae3c7 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#b1e2cb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b0e3ce — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-greenTest Quiet Jade 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 1.44:1 and against black 14.61:1, 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.
#d0fee8 · #b1e2cb · #83ad9a · #618675 · #406253 · #223f32
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.
#c2fcfd · #b1f1e4 · #b1e2cb · #a3cfa9 · #9fb88e · #99a178
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.
#b1e2cb · #9bbbc5 · #70a38c · #3d8395 · #396653 · #25464e
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.
#b1e2cb · #b6829f · #64746c · #3b584b · #203a2e · #0c1d16
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#b1e2cb · #bdb5b9 · #79847e · #514c4e · #17221d · #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.
#b1e2cb · #8ea69a · #2f4d40 · #0e3023 · #000c05 · #e357b0
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#b1e2cb · #8ea69a · #2f4d40 · #0e3023 · #000c05 · #f2ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ecefc9 · #b1e2cb · #9ad298 · #bc7176 · #513855 · #1e0b04
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b1e2cb · #c3b3bb · #8e769a · #703b40 · #2a1534 · #090001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#b1e2cb · #b6b6c6 · #7c7ca4 · #6f3f29 · #371302 · #010007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#b1e2cb · #afb9c7 · #6883a4 · #6a3c57 · #2e1b00 · #040002
#BBE6D1 · #C5EAD8 · #CFEEDE · #D8F1E5 · #E2F5EC
#8DB9A5 · #6B9280 · #4A6C5D · #2C493C · #0F281E
#B9DFCD · #C1DDCF · #C9DAD1
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.