#89C6DFSky Fall (#89C6DF) is a light, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 226°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.072. 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 | #89C6DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 198, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 57%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 39%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 11%, 0%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.7 -13.3 -18.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.794 0.072 226) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sky Fall shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#96c2d1 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity#92c7db — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#89c6df — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#88c7e2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Sky Fall 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 1.87:1 and against black 11.21:1, 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.
#e1f6ff · #89c6df · #72acc3 · #518599 · #326072 · #133e4d
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.
#b0eae8 · #98d9e4 · #89c6df · #82afd1 · #7e98be · #7982a8
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.
#89c6df · #969bb4 · #53879b · #575d8c · #1b4d5e · #272a41
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.
#d0e3eb · #89c6df · #c18b73 · #5e7e8b · #425e69 · #2d3f46
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0ec · #89c6df · #96a2a7 · #645f5c · #1e2a2e · #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.
#f9f0eb · #d2c8c3 · #a89c96 · #32241e · #100401 · #89c6df
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4d9b4 · #89c6df · #b17a48 · #60678c · #503134 · #061414
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee6 · #89c6df · #c29193 · #795a2b · #41181d · #130700
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#feecf5 · #89c6df · #bc91a8 · #66632d · #2c2900 · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8eefc · #89c6df · #ae95b9 · #83523b · #192e0b · #0c0100
#99CEE5 · #A9D7EA · #B9DFEF · #C9E8F5 · #D8F0FA
#6BA2B9 · #4F8094 · #345F70 · #19404F · #01242F
#95C4D8 · #A0C2D0 · #ABC0C9
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.