#DEEEEDFree Spirit (#DEEEED) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 192°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.017. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DEEEED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 238, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 32%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 7%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.9 -5.5 -1.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.937 0.017 192) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Free Spirit 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.
#e8e8de — ΔE 2.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#e6efe8 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#deeeed — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#deeff0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Free Spirit 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 1.2:1 and against black 17.56:1, 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.
#deeeed · #becdcc · #98a5a4 · #747f7f · #525b5b · #323a39
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.
#deeeed · #a4e7d5 · #9dd1b4 · #97bb97 · #92a57c · #8b8f66
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.
#deeeed · #97adc0 · #5b9895 · #467296 · #225c5a · #243a4b
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.
#deeeed · #b7cbca · #b4787f · #466a68 · #2b4b49 · #182c2b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#deeeed · #d3cacb · #859291 · #5b5455 · #192625 · #020101
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.
#deeeed · #c4cbca · #979f9e · #1d2626 · #010605 · #e54d6c
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#deeeed · #c4cbca · #979f9e · #1d2626 · #010605 · #efbb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#deeeed · #dbc7c9 · #b18085 · #7a444b · #3c141b · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#deeeed · #dbc7c9 · #aa8199 · #794834 · #37152c · #0c0100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#deeeed · #d2c9d8 · #9c85aa · #704f22 · #341e00 · #020005
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#deeeed · #cacbdc · #898bb3 · #7a444b · #292400 · #070001
#E1EFEE · #E5F1F0 · #E8F2F1 · #EBF3F3 · #EEF5F4
#B4C2C1 · #8B9897 · #646F6F · #404A49 · #1F2726
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.