#ECE0D6Dallas Dust (#ECE0D6) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 62°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.019. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #ECE0D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 224, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 37%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 9%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.9 2.4 6.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.914 0.019 62) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dallas Dust 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 ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f4dac8 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f4e1d1 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#ece0d6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ece1d9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Dallas Dust 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 16.2:1, 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.
#ece0d6 · #d2c7be · #aaa098 · #847b74 · #5f5851 · #3d3731
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.
#ece0d6 · #f7c1a8 · #e4aca2 · #ce989c · #b78796 · #9e778e
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.
#ece0d6 · #c1c5aa · #c09a7a · #838a54 · #805f43 · #4b4e34
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.
#ece0d6 · #76a6cb · #85796e · #6d5744 · #4c3a29 · #2c2015
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ece0d6 · #c0c6cc · #918881 · #4f5457 · #282019 · #000102
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.
#ece0d6 · #a39d98 · #49423d · #2d2620 · #0b0502 · #f29c45
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ece0d6 · #b9c7d3 · #6a8fac · #295879 · #00243d · #110400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ece0d6 · #b9c7d3 · #5d949f · #45507d · #00272f · #010109
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ece0d6 · #b6cac6 · #5f968d · #5b4875 · #28193b · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ece0d6 · #bbcabe · #6f9578 · #295879 · #33152f · #000510
#EEE3DB · #F0E7DF · #F2EAE4 · #F4EEE8 · #F6F1ED
#C1B6AD · #978E86 · #706861 · #4B443E · #28231E
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.