#DBFFFECold Canada (#DBFFFE) is a near-white, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 195°, lightness 0.97 and chroma 0.037. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DBFFFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 255, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 100%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 14%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14%, 0%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(97.5 -11.7 -3.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.974 0.037 195) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cold Canada 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 ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e7f9ee — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#e4fff9 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward green#dbfffe — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dbffff — ΔE 0.1, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Cold Canada 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 1.06:1 and against black 19.75:1, 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.
#dbfffe · #b1d1d0 · #8ca9a8 · #698282 · #485e5e · #293c3c
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.
#dbfffe · #aff3e3 · #a7dec2 · #a1c8a4 · #9cb189 · #959b72
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.
#dbfffe · #a3b8cd · #66a3a2 · #537da3 · #2d6766 · #2f4356
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.
#dbfffe · #c2d7d7 · #92b8b7 · #b4787d · #355554 · #213635
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dbfffe · #e0d6d7 · #8e9b9a · #605a5a · #1b2828 · #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.
#dbfffe · #bdcccc · #8ea09f · #0f2727 · #000505 · #e54d67
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#dbfffe · #bdcccc · #8ea09f · #0f2727 · #000505 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbfffe · #d7eac7 · #ec2fac · #567b53 · #453454 · #17051c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dbfffe · #e7d3d4 · #b389a1 · #7e4d37 · #3a172d · #0c0100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dbfffe · #ded5e3 · #a68db2 · #745527 · #362000 · #020005
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dbfffe · #d7d7e8 · #9393bc · #80494e · #2a2700 · #090001
#DEFEFD · #E1FDFC · #E5FBFB · #E8FAF9 · #EBF9F8
#B0D0CF · #86A3A2 · #5F7877 · #3A4F4F · #192A2A
#E1FDFC · #E7FBFB · #EDFAF9
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.