#D2EAF1Ice Cold (#D2EAF1) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 217°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.027. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D2EAF1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(210, 234, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 53%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 13%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 5%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.2 -6.5 -6.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.922 0.027 217) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ice Cold shifts subtly: loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dde4e1 — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: loses intensity#daebec — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a blue-green cast#d2eaf1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d2ebf4 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Ice Cold 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 1.25:1 and against black 16.78:1, 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.
#d2eaf1 · #b7ced4 · #92a6ac · #6f8085 · #4d5c61 · #2e3a3e
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.
#d2eaf1 · #a3daf9 · #9dc2e9 · #97abd5 · #9295bf · #8a80a6
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.
#d2eaf1 · #9ba5bd · #5890a0 · #586795 · #205563 · #2b3249
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.
#d2eaf1 · #b2c5cb · #bd8473 · #43646d · #28454d · #15282d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d2eaf1 · #cec6c3 · #828e92 · #585351 · #182528 · #030101
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.
#d2eaf1 · #94a0a3 · #38464a · #1a292d · #00070b · #ee6237
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#d2eaf1 · #94a0a3 · #38464a · #1a292d · #00070b · #ecbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2eaf1 · #d6c3be · #ad7f72 · #784435 · #3b150a · #000407
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d2eaf1 · #d6c3be · #ac7d85 · #704b22 · #3b131d · #120500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d2eaf1 · #d2c3cd · #a47e99 · #60541d · #2a2200 · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d2eaf1 · #ccc4d4 · #9582a9 · #784435 · #1a2801 · #050000
#D7ECF2 · #DCEEF3 · #E1F0F5 · #E6F2F6 · #EBF4F7
#A9BFC5 · #82959B · #5D6E73 · #3B494D · #1B272A
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.