Nearest named color: Ice Blue
#CBFFF6
#CBFFF6
Nearest named
Ice Blue
Family
Blue
Lightness
96.2%
Chroma
0.054
Hue angle
183.5°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.10:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
16.96:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#CCFFFF
CSS oklch()
96% 0.05 183

#CBFFF6 is a soft, cool cyan. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, restrained and easy to live with. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.

Palettes built on #CBFFF6

Not just a swatch — here's how #CBFFF6 works with other colors. Named schemes with #CBFFF6 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Ice Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Ice Blue sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Ice Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Ice Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Ice Blue carrying the quiet middle.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Ice Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Ice Blue.

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Color Lab

How #CBFFF6 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 39/100
Neutral
Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.
Softness 86/100
Very high
Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.
Depth 4/100
Very low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 20/100
Low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 21/100
Low
Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.
Luxury 7/100
Very low
Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.
Brand distinctiveness 21/100
Low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 3/100
Very low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 80/100
High
Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.
Print safety 88/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 17.0:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #F6FEFC for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #CCF7FF — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #CBFFF6 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #CBFFF6;
  --color-base-rgb: 203 255 246;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(96.2% 0.054 183.5);
  --color-50: #F0FEFC;
  --color-100: #D8FDF7;
  --color-200: #B1FCEF;
  --color-300: #77F8E3;
  --color-400: #46ECD0;
  --color-500: #22D2B5;
  --color-600: #239F8A;
  --color-700: #1F7062;
  --color-800: #184840;
  --color-900: #112C28;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}