#DAE6E9Airy (#DAE6E9) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 214°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.014. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DAE6E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 230, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 25%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 6%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.5 -3.4 -2.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.917 0.014 214) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Airy shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e4e0da — ΔE 2.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#e2e7e4 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#dae6e9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dae7ec — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Airy 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 1.27:1 and against black 16.48:1, 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.
#dae6e9 · #c0ccce · #9aa4a7 · #767e81 · #535b5d · #33393b
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.
#dae6e9 · #9fd9f6 · #99c2e7 · #94aad4 · #8e94be · #877fa5
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.
#dae6e9 · #b8c3dc · #74aebc · #7084b3 · #3b717d · #424c63
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.
#dae6e9 · #b0c4c9 · #ba8072 · #41636b · #26444b · #14272b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dae6e9 · #cdc4c2 · #818d90 · #585250 · #182427 · #030101
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.
#dae6e9 · #989e9f · #3c4344 · #1f2627 · #020506 · #ea5c3b
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#dae6e9 · #989e9f · #3c4344 · #1f2627 · #020506 · #ecbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dae6e9 · #d4c1bd · #ac7e73 · #774337 · #3b140b · #000407
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dae6e9 · #d4c1bd · #ab7c86 · #704a23 · #3a131e · #120500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dae6e9 · #d0c1cc · #a27d9a · #61531c · #2a2100 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dae6e9 · #c9c3d2 · #9382a9 · #774337 · #1b2700 · #050000
#DEE9EB · #E2EBEE · #E6EEF0 · #EAF0F2 · #EEF3F4
#B1BBBE · #899295 · #636C6E · #404749 · #202527
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.