Concrete `#D2D1CD`

Concrete (#D2D1CD) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 95°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.006. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.

Color values

HEX	`#D2D1CD`
RGB	`rgb(210, 209, 205)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 5%, 81%)`
HSV	`hsv(48, 2%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(83.8 -0.4 2.1)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.860 0.006 95)`

How Concrete behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Concrete shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #daccbf — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #d9d2c9 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #d2d1cd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
Blue-sky shade (cool daylight (~10000K proxy)): → #d2d2d0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged

Test Concrete in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 1.53:1 and against black 13.74:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Colors that go with Concrete

Tonal

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.

#f3f2ee · #d2d1cd · #a3a29f · #7d7d7a · #5a5956 · #383836

Analogous

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.

#e0e4b7 · #d2d1cd · #d7b98a · #caa27f · #b98d77 · #a77a71

Shifted

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.

#d2d1cd · #a2b8a4 · #9e9265 · #56815b · #62582f · #2f4331

Contrast

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.

#d2d1cd · #b2ae9e · #948c70 · #505987 · #36301a · #1a1608

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#d2d1cd · #b2b4bb · #817e74 · #4a4b50 · #211f15 · #010102

Bright Accent

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.

#d2d1cd · #a2a2a0 · #4b4b49 · #2f2f2c · #0f0e0c · #e0c34d

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#d2d1cd · #b0b4c3 · #737ca2 · #404874 · #171b3c · #080400

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#d2d1cd · #b0b4c3 · #6082a0 · #55416c · #00213a · #020005

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#d2d1cd · #a5b8bd · #528795 · #653b5c · #30112a · #000305

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#d2d1cd · #a5b9b6 · #538a83 · #404874 · #360f1b · #010109

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#dad9d5 · #e1e0de · #e9e8e6 · #f0f0ee · #f8f7f7

Shades

#afaeab · #8c8b89 · #696967 · #464644 · #232322

Using Concrete

Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color.