#D6EAE8Cold Omen (#D6EAE8) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 190°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.021. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D6EAE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 234, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 32%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 9%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.2 -7 -1.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.922 0.021 190) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cold Omen shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast; 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.
#e0e4d9 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast#deebe3 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a green cast#d6eae8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d6ebeb — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Cold Omen 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 1.25:1 and against black 16.79:1, 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.
#d6eae8 · #bbcecc · #96a6a4 · #72807f · #505c5b · #303a39
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.
#d6eae8 · #a0e1cd · #9accad · #95b690 · #90a076 · #898a61
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.
#d6eae8 · #91a9bb · #57938f · #3f6f91 · #1d5854 · #1f3647
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.
#d6eae8 · #b2c6c4 · #b47982 · #426663 · #274744 · #152927
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d6eae8 · #cec5c6 · #828f8e · #595253 · #182524 · #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.
#d6eae8 · #959f9e · #384443 · #1b2726 · #000605 · #e64d73
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#d6eae8 · #959f9e · #384443 · #1b2726 · #000605 · #efbb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6eae8 · #d6c2c4 · #ad7d84 · #77424b · #3b131b · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d6eae8 · #d6c2c4 · #a57e98 · #774534 · #36142c · #0d0100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6eae8 · #ccc4d3 · #9782a8 · #6f4c21 · #341c00 · #020005
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d6eae8 · #c4c7d7 · #8488b0 · #77424b · #292200 · #060001
#DAECEA · #DFEEED · #E3F0EF · #E8F2F1 · #ECF4F4
#ADBFBD · #869594 · #606E6D · #3D4948 · #1D2726
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.