Fog `#D6D7D2`

Fog (#D6D7D2) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 116°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.007. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.

Color values

HEX	`#D6D7D2`
RGB	`rgb(214, 215, 210)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 6%, 83%)`
HSV	`hsv(72, 2%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(85.8 -1.2 2.3)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.877 0.007 116)`

How Fog behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Fog 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.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #dfd2c4 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #ddd8ce — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #d6d7d2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
North light / shade (~7500K diffuse blue-sky light): → #d6d8d5 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 1.45:1 and against black 14.51:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Palettes built from Fog

Tonal

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.

#f1f2ee · #d6d7d2 · #a2a39e · #7c7d79 · #595956 · #383835

Analogous

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.

#d6d7d2 · #cec58f · #c5ad7e · #b99672 · #aa8169 · #996d62

Shifted

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.

#d6d7d2 · #a0bfb2 · #959d6f · #498871 · #5b6139 · #2b493d

Contrast

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.

#d6d7d2 · #b2b5a5 · #909578 · #716494 · #343720 · #191b0d

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#d6d7d2 · #bab8c0 · #818379 · #4e4d52 · #1f2117 · #010102

Bright Accent

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.

#d6d7d2 · #9b9c99 · #3f403d · #222320 · #030402 · #c0d04e

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#d6d7d2 · #bab7c7 · #847ba2 · #524572 · #23183a · #010100

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#d6d7d2 · #bab7c7 · #7181a6 · #633f64 · #111e3e · #030003

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#d6d7d2 · #adbcc6 · #5e88a1 · #6e3c4f · #361021 · #00040c

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#d6d7d2 · #aabec1 · #548c93 · #524572 · #38110f · #010006

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#dddeda · #e4e4e1 · #ebebe9 · #f1f2f0 · #f8f8f8

Shades

#b2b3af · #8f8f8c · #6b6c69 · #474846 · #242423

Using Fog

Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color.