#A5D8CDWhirlpool (#A5D8CD) is a very light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 180°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.055. 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 | #A5D8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 216, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 40%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 24%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.7 -18.7 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.844 0.055 180) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Whirlpool 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 ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b1d3bf — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#add9c9 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#a5d8cd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a4d9d0 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Whirlpool 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 1.58:1 and against black 13.3:1, 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.
#cffdf3 · #a5d8cd · #7fada3 · #5d867e · #3d615a · #1f3f39
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.
#d9f8ff · #aaeded · #a5d8cd · #8fc7ad · #8bb18f · #869b76
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.
#a5d8cd · #95b1c0 · #609a8f · #3e7794 · #285e55 · #223d4b
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.
#e0f5f0 · #a5d8cd · #b57b8c · #4d6f68 · #314f49 · #1d312d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#a5d8cd · #b5acaf · #717d7b · #4e4849 · #14211e · #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.
#e4f7f2 · #a5d8cd · #89a29c · #022923 · #000504 · #e64f89
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e4f7f2 · #a5d8cd · #89a29c · #022923 · #000504 · #f0bb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#a5d8cd · #bca9ae · #996c79 · #6a3748 · #340e1c · #000201
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#a5d8cd · #bca9ae · #8f6e8b · #6c3930 · #2e112c · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#a5d8cd · #b1acbc · #807399 · #673f1b · #311600 · #020006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#a5d8cd · #a9afbe · #6c799f · #6a3748 · #271c00 · #050001
#B1DDD4 · #BDE3DA · #C8E8E1 · #D4EEE8 · #DFF3EF
#83B1A7 · #638B83 · #446860 · #274640 · #0C2722
#AED5CD · #B6D3CC · #BFD0CC
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.