#DDECE0Cryo Freeze (#DDECE0) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 152°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.023. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DDECE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 236, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(132, 28%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(132, 6%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92 -7.1 4.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.929 0.023 152) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cryo Freeze shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; 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.
#e7e6d1 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#e5eddb — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast#ddece0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ddede3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Cryo Freeze 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 1.22:1 and against black 17.15:1, 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.
#ddece0 · #c0cdc2 · #9aa69c · #758077 · #535c55 · #323a34
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.
#ddece0 · #bfdfb0 · #bbc796 · #b4b080 · #ab996f · #9f8362
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.
#ddece0 · #8cafb2 · #6c9476 · #2a787f · #35593f · #173b3f
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.
#ddece0 · #bac8bc · #b88bb1 · #4f6754 · #334838 · #1d2a20
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ddece0 · #cec8cd · #879089 · #585357 · #1c251e · #020102
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.
#ddece0 · #989f99 · #3b443d · #1e2720 · #010602 · #d96ecd
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ddece0 · #989f99 · #3b443d · #1e2720 · #010602 · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddece0 · #d3c5d1 · #a3809e · #6d4568 · #341630 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ddece0 · #d3c5d1 · #9485ac · #774352 · #281a3c · #050001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddece0 · #c5cad9 · #808cb3 · #79453b · #3c150e · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ddece0 · #beccd8 · #6d92af · #6d4568 · #371a00 · #030003
#E1EEE3 · #E4EFE6 · #E8F1E9 · #EBF3ED · #EFF5F0
#B3C0B6 · #8B968D · #646F67 · #414942 · #202721
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.