#DBE0D0Feta (#DBE0D0) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 121°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.022. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DBE0D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 224, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 21%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 7%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 12%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.4 -4.5 7.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.898 0.022 121) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Feta 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 ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e4dac2 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#e3e1cc — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#dbe0d0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dbe1d3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Feta 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 1.35:1 and against black 15.59:1, 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.
#dbe0d0 · #c7ccbc · #a0a497 · #7b7e73 · #585b50 · #373931
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.
#dbe0d0 · #d0cd97 · #c8b585 · #bd9e77 · #af896d · #9f7465
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.
#dbe0d0 · #a6c6bb · #98a478 · #4c8f7b · #5e6841 · #2f4f45
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.
#dbe0d0 · #b8bcad · #949c80 · #7a6998 · #373d27 · #1d2113
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dbe0d0 · #c1bfc6 · #85887e · #525055 · #202219 · #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.
#dbe0d0 · #9a9d95 · #3e4138 · #21241a · #030400 · #b6d356
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbe0d0 · #c3bdcd · #8c7fa6 · #584774 · #26183a · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dbe0d0 · #c3bdcd · #7985ab · #694164 · #161e3f · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dbe0d0 · #b4c3ce · #668ca8 · #723e4e · #38111f · #000510
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dbe0d0 · #b1c5c9 · #5a919b · #584774 · #3a130d · #020006
#DFE4D5 · #E3E7DB · #E8EBE1 · #ECEEE6 · #F0F2EC
#B2B7A8 · #8B8F82 · #66695E · #43453C · #22251D
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.