#DAD9CEFeather (#DAD9CE) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 102°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.015. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DAD9CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 217, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 14%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 6%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(86.5 -1.6 5.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.883 0.015 102) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Feather 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.
#e3d3c0 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#e1daca — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#dad9ce — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dadad1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Feather 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 1.42:1 and against black 14.8:1, 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.
#f3f2e8 · #dad9ce · #a3a399 · #7e7d75 · #5a5952 · #393832
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.
#dad9ce · #dac390 · #ceab82 · #c09579 · #af8072 · #9b6e6b
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.
#dad9ce · #a6c0ae · #a09b6d · #568967 · #656037 · #314a39
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.
#dad9ce · #b8b6a6 · #989578 · #5b5c8c · #3a3720 · #1e1c0d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dad9ce · #babbc2 · #858479 · #4e4e53 · #222017 · #010102
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.
#dad9ce · #9e9d98 · #43423c · #26251f · #060502 · #d6c74e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dad9ce · #b9baca · #7d7fa7 · #494977 · #1c1b3d · #040300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dad9ce · #b9baca · #6986a7 · #5d426c · #05213d · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dad9ce · #adbfc6 · #5a8c9d · #6b3d5a · #341228 · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dad9ce · #acc0bf · #568f8d · #494977 · #381018 · #010007
#DFDED4 · #E3E2DA · #E8E7E0 · #ECECE6 · #F1F0EC
#B2B1A7 · #8B8A82 · #66655E · #44433D · #24231E
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.