#DDE2E6Bright Star (#DDE2E6) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 242°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.008. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DDE2E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 226, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 15%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 4%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.6 -0.9 -2.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.910 0.008 242) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bright Star 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 ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e6dcd7 — ΔE 2.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#e5e3e1 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#dde2e6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dde3e9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Bright Star 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 1.3:1 and against black 16.1:1, 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.
#dde2e6 · #c5cace · #9ea3a6 · #797d80 · #565a5c · #36383a
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.
#dde2e6 · #b1d0fd · #acb8e7 · #a6a1cf · #9e8cb4 · #947899
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.
#dde2e6 · #c2bdd8 · #7ea7c6 · #857bac · #466b86 · #4b465f
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.
#dde2e6 · #d5a781 · #6f7c87 · #465e70 · #2b404f · #16232d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dde2e6 · #c9c3bd · #828b92 · #56524e · #1a232a · #020100
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.
#dde2e6 · #9d9fa1 · #434648 · #26292c · #06080a · #f29a45
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dde2e6 · #cfc1b6 · #a48164 · #704823 · #361900 · #000714
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dde2e6 · #cfc1b6 · #aa7c73 · #62511b · #3b140d · #080400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dde2e6 · #d2bec3 · #a97a86 · #4c5927 · #1d2600 · #050001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dde2e6 · #cdbfcb · #9f7c9a · #704823 · #022a11 · #110400
#e3e7ea · #e8ecee · #eef1f3 · #f4f5f7 · #f9fafb
#b8bcc0 · #939799 · #6f7173 · #4a4b4d · #252626
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.