#D6E5EADreamstress (#D6E5EA) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 220°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.017. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D6E5EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 229, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 32%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 9%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90 -4 -4.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.912 0.017 220) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dreamstress shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; 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.
#e0dfdb — ΔE 2.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#dee6e5 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#d6e5ea — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d6e6ed — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Dreamstress 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 1.29:1 and against black 16.26:1, 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.
#d6e5ea · #beccd1 · #98a5a9 · #747f83 · #515b5e · #31393c
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.
#d6e5ea · #a1d7f7 · #9cbfe7 · #96a8d2 · #9091bb · #897ca2
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.
#d6e5ea · #b9c1db · #74acbe · #7481b1 · #3c6f7e · #434a62
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.
#d6e5ea · #afc2c8 · #c18975 · #41616b · #26424b · #13252b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d6e5ea · #cbc3c0 · #808c90 · #57514f · #182428 · #030101
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.
#d6e5ea · #979ea1 · #3a4346 · #1d2629 · #010507 · #ef6a39
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#d6e5ea · #979ea1 · #3a4346 · #1d2629 · #010507 · #ecbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6e5ea · #d3c0ba · #aa7e6e · #764432 · #3a1507 · #000408
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d6e5ea · #d3c0ba · #aa7b81 · #6d4b1f · #3a121b · #130600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6e5ea · #cfbfc9 · #a37c95 · #5d531c · #282200 · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d6e5ea · #c9c1d0 · #9580a5 · #764432 · #172702 · #0d0100
#DBE8EC · #DFEBEE · #E4EDF1 · #E8F0F3 · #EDF3F5
#ADBBBF · #869296 · #616B6F · #3E474A · #1E2528
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.