#AEBBD0Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0) is a light, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 260°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.033. 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 | #AEBBD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 187, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 27%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 16%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.5 -0.1 -12.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.789 0.033 260) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sailor Boy shifts subtly: drifts toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b7b7c3 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward purple, loses intensity#b5bccc — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#aebbd0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aebcd3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Sailor Boy 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 1.94:1 and against black 10.82:1, 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 · #aebbd0 · #97a3b6 · #737d8f · #505a69 · #313845
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.
#b5e6fc · #a7d1f5 · #aebbd0 · #9ba4d3 · #958eba · #8d7a9e
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.
#aebbd0 · #a395ac · #677ea3 · #6e537f · #314565 · #32253a
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.
#d5deed · #aebbd0 · #b09362 · #697890 · #4c586d · #323b48
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6f1ea · #aebbd0 · #999ea8 · #625f5a · #222730 · #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.
#edf2fa · #aebbd0 · #38404d · #1b232f · #01030c · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faf1e1 · #aebbd0 · #b29a74 · #755a29 · #362300 · #000007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faf1e1 · #aebbd0 · #bd947d · #62632d · #3f1c06 · #020200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedec · #aebbd0 · #c1908f · #486a40 · #142e0e · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf4 · #aebbd0 · #bc8fa3 · #755a29 · #003023 · #100600
#B9C5D7 · #C4CEDE · #CFD8E6 · #DBE2ED · #E6EBF4
#8D99AB · #6E7888 · #505867 · #333B47 · #191F29
#B1BBCB · #B3BBC7 · #B6BAC2
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.