#D9DFCDGin (#D9DFCD) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 122°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.025. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D9DFCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 223, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 22%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(80, 8%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.9 -5.2 8.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.894 0.025 122) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gin 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.
#e2d9bf — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#e1e0c9 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#d9dfcd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d9e0d0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Gin 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 1.36:1 and against black 15.39:1, 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.
#eff5e3 · #d9dfcd · #9fa595 · #7a7f71 · #575b4f · #363930
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.
#d9dfcd · #cecc96 · #c6b483 · #bc9d75 · #ae876b · #9d7363
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.
#d9dfcd · #a4c4ba · #96a377 · #4a8d7b · #5c6740 · #2d4e44
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.
#d9dfcd · #b6bbac · #929b7f · #7d6a9a · #363c26 · #1c2012
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d9dfcd · #c0bdc5 · #84877d · #514f54 · #1f2219 · #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.
#d9dfcd · #9a9d94 · #3e4137 · #212419 · #030400 · #b4d35a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9dfcd · #c1bccb · #8c7da4 · #584673 · #27183a · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d9dfcd · #c1bccb · #7984aa · #684063 · #161d3f · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d9dfcd · #b3c1cd · #658aa7 · #723e4d · #38111e · #000510
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d9dfcd · #afc3c7 · #59909b · #584673 · #3a130c · #020006
#DDE3D3 · #E2E7D9 · #E6EADF · #EBEEE5 · #F0F2EB
#B0B6A6 · #8A8E80 · #65695C · #42453B · #22251C
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.