#B6ECDEWater Leaf (#B6ECDE) is a very light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 177°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.058. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #B6ECDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 236, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 59%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 23%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 0%, 6%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.5 -20 1.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.902 0.058 177) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Water Leaf shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c3e6cf — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#bfedd9 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward green#b6ecde — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b5ede1 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Water Leaf 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 1.31:1 and against black 16.04:1, 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.
#b6ecde · #a3d6c9 · #7fada2 · #5e867c · #3d6159 · #1f3f38
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.
#c5fffd · #b6ecde · #a2dabd · #9ec49e · #99ad84 · #92976e
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.
#b6ecde · #a6c4d2 · #73ac9e · #4d89a5 · #3b6f63 · #304d5a
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.
#b6ecde · #adc0bb · #b57c90 · #3f6058 · #24423b · #11241f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#b6ecde · #c8bfc1 · #7e8a87 · #555051 · #182421 · #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.
#b6ecde · #8aa49d · #284a42 · #032c25 · #000805 · #e55090
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#b6ecde · #8aa49d · #284a42 · #032c25 · #000805 · #f0bb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#b6ecde · #bdd2b2 · #bf71b5 · #4d6e49 · #3a3255 · #160625
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b6ecde · #cfbcc2 · #9b7b9a · #75403a · #311531 · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#b6ecde · #c3bfcf · #8b80a8 · #704625 · #371800 · #020006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#b6ecde · #bbc1d1 · #7787ac · #723f52 · #2c1f00 · #040001
#BFEEE2 · #C8F0E6 · #D1F3E9 · #D9F5ED · #E2F7F1
#91C1B5 · #6D988D · #4B7167 · #2B4C44 · #0D2923
#BFE9DE · #C8E6DE · #D1E4DE
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.